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| Cabinet Could Get Power In Choosing Prisons Chief |
| By northescambia.com |
| Published: 12/29/2014 |
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A Northeast Florida lawmaker has proposed revamping the way the state’s corrections secretary is chosen, giving part of the responsibility to state Cabinet members. Currently, the governor appoints the secretary of the Department of Corrections. But Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, filed a bill that would require Cabinet members to also sign off on such appointments and would lead to the secretary serving “at the pleasure of the governor and Cabinet.” Bradley, who served the past two years as chairman of the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, has been an influential lawmaker on criminal-justice issues. His bill comes after months of the Department of Corrections facing scrutiny about inmate deaths and alleged wrongdoing by prison guards. Read More. |
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