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Will More Arrests Occur In Corrections Officer Charged With Attacking Inmate Incident?
By health.wusf.usf.edu- Sascha Cordner
Published: 07/30/2015

A north Florida correctional officer is facing charges of assaulting an inmate with a chemical agent and lying about it. He was arrested Tuesday and fired from the state’s prison agency.

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones says she has a “zero tolerance” policy for the mistreatment of Florida’s inmates. That’s also something she said months ago to Florida lawmakers, mirroring the philosophies of her predecessor.

“Before his retirement, Secretary [Mike] Crews began this building process through I think an unfairly unprecedented, thorough assessment of the agencies’ culture,” said Jones, back in February. “And, he enacted a mantra of zero-tolerance for any abuse or misconduct. And, we plan to continue to expand on those initiatives.”

The department has been under scrutiny for multiple inmate deaths, allegations of abuse by prison guards, and cover ups. Lawmakers looked into passing a comprehensive prison reform package that ultimate failed.

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