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| Senate approves plan to create prison watchdog board |
| By bradenton.com- Mary Ellen Klas |
| Published: 04/02/2015 |
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TALLAHASSEE -- Responding to allegations of abuse and corruption in Florida’s prison system, the state Senate voted Wednesday to create an independent oversight commission with subpoena powers to investigate wrongdoing in the state Department of Corrections. The bill, SB 2070, passed the Florida Senate 37-1. It would create the nine-member Florida Corrections Commission, invested with the power to investigate allegations of corruption, fraud and inmate abuse, as well as review budget proposals and make policy recommendations. The proposal comes in the wake of months of reports about suspicious inmate deaths, allegations of cover-ups, and claims by whistleblowers that the system’s chief inspector general has sabotaged investigations and ignored inmate abuse. Read More. |
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