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| DOC Launches Transparency Database Of Inmate Deaths |
| By cbslocal.com |
| Published: 09/10/2014 |
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — The Department of Corrections (DOC) launched a database Tuesday meant to bring some light to inmate deaths. The move comes as a response to furor sparked by Miami Herald reports earlier this year that Darren Rainey, a mentally ill inmate at Dade Correctional Institution, died after guards allegedly forced him to shower in scalding hot water as punishment two years ago. The inmate mortality website site is ripe with statistics about how many deaths have occurred behind bars — 213 out of an inmate population of more than 100,000 so far this year — since 2000. Viewers can see data specific to each of the state’s prisons, and the information is broken down by gender and cause, including cancer, HIV and homicide. The site also reflects the 87 “pending” investigations into inmate deaths Crews recently referred to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, where the corrections chief spent his career prior to being appointed secretary by Gov. Rick Scott nearly two years ago. Read More. |
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