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Santa Rosa Correctional 'all quiet' during protests
By srpressgazette.com- Aaron Little
Published: 09/19/2016

MILTON — Santa Rosa Correctional Institute did not deal with a riot situation during a weekend of nationwide planned protests over prison conditions.

There was no violence beyond “a handful of individuals” refusing to work on Friday, according to Florida Department of Corrections Director of Communications Michelle Grady.

The nationwide protest happened during the 45th anniversary of a Sept. 9, 1971 prison riot at Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York.

The Miami Herald reported Florida’s jails and state prisons were on high alert throughout the weekend.

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