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| In spotlight, Florida prisons impose new rules on use of force |
| By miamiherald.com- Carli Teproff |
| Published: 11/04/2015 |
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Under intense scrutiny over allegations of prison abuse, the Florida Department of Corrections has imposed new restrictions on when force can be used on inmates and how officers have to document the situations. The new rules require the video recording of all applications of noxious chemicals on inmates, from the beginning of the incident until the end. They also mandate that someone other than those staffers involved with a use of force elicit the statement from the inmate who was the subject of that force. “We simply want to ensure that the reporting of use-of-force incidents by all parties, both participants and witnesses, is as complete as possible,” said McKinley Lewis, communications director for the Florida Department of Corrections. Read More. |
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