Crisis in Corrections - The 'Desperate Situation' of Florida State Prisons
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- In this ABC Action News series, Crisis in Corrections, the I-Team reveals the factors building to what some state leaders call a breaking point in the Florida Department of Corrections- understaffing, healthcare issues and dangerous conditions growing inside state prisons. Our team of investigative journalists are uncovering what’s at stake in the state’s largest agency and the third-largest prison system in the country and the impact beyond prison gates.
Keith Turner had been a monster towards those inmates for years. Complaint after complaint was ignored, per norm when regards to a CO. It literally took years after Cheryl’s case to remove him for staff. I was there 2008 to 2010 when Turner was a sergeant and he was an asshole then. I can only imagine how much more of an asshole he became while employed at Lowell. I’d watch him come in and get a certain woman every night - hmmm ? I wonder what went in there?? Hope he enjoys his 25 years- you earned it Turner- enjoy it
I can't stand the police or corrections officers! They all work together and they all normally get away with EVERYTHING they do. That's why I moved out of Florida
@@Travis-cr6lqis it any better in other states though? (Asking bc I’m curious; not tryna be snarky- I’ve only become interested in prison reform since I’ve moved to FL, myself)
@sarahissersohn5495 no to be honest with you, I've experienced a lot of crooked police and corrections officers between Michigan, Kentucky, and Florida.
25 years for Keith Turner - Finally is all I can say! F’ing Finally! He should have another 25 years for poor Cheryl too.
Abuse of my 74 year old father by a corrections officer, pushed to the ground while handcuffed and suffered broken ribs just to be thrown in solitary confinement to STOP his complaining of pain. Only 1 month later was suddenly diagnosed with stage 4 metastasized bone cancer (hence the pain he was complaining of). He was an honorable man serving 4 years of petty crime and is dying as we speak because of "the system". Family is attempting to process compassionate release after 6 weeks of cancer diagnosis and getting no where in the process. He was placed on life support and induced comma on a hospital bed with piss stains and a brick plastic pillow while he drys out to death on oxygen. Immediate family was told only a one and done visit. The ciivil rights are unjust and SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!!
Yall should sue.
BS, nobody goes to prison for petty crimes. You sahre your father's deceit.
@@thomasryan2679 just be quiet and shut up thomas. Repent before you die in your sin
As a Former Adult Probation Officer in Texas I worked for only 3 and half years in the Criminal Justice System. I thought I was getting into the field to help people naive and impressionable. The system is corrupt and a scam
An Attorney will not be provided free you pay eventually I did
Expungement 1980s $10
Misdemeanor
Dual IDs 2 different States
The entire system from start to fin8sh is corrupt but none of the people in it want to change that. That is a mental issue no one can help.
Spent years of my life in Florida state prison system. The power of TH-cam gives me the voice to expose this very corruption within.
And...
My dad was a criminal defense attorney. He really tried his all to help even some of the most hardened criminals in this state because he knew how fucked the system is. Knowing what I know now, HOW DO WE REFORM THIS SYSTEM?!? I don’t care what crime you’ve committed, no one deserves to be treated this way in a place they cannot leave. It’s disturbing.
What did you do?
But TH-cam hides the problem , you have to actually be looking i can be fallowing liking only prison reform, prison corruption, mistreatment, law changes, parole, discrimination so on it’s ridiculous. I literally like and comment to help push them to be seen.
What terrible crime did you commit?
" the state paid out 4 million dollars with your tax dollars to settle her civil lawsuit" this is the kind of statement that needed repeating since most taxpayers aren't aware or care to know
Same thing when representatives in the criminal injustice system does something wrong. They are protected by qualified immunity, even judges who make decisions on their feelings rather than the law.
Kim Kardashian has a new show coming out
Any citizen that lives in this correctional facilitys County. File a complaint with the Grand Jury. They need to be investigated on the low low.
Where Is The Governor Of Florida On This Matter, Now Time To Ask Questions!
He's burning books and harassing anyone who lives differently
They don’t give a shit. I can’t stand how people are treated when they make normal human nature mistakes.
@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg and eating pudding like a toddler. Seriously the worst.
He's harassing the states only Revenue source Disney and burning books. The guy is a joke
@@Jimmymc79 De Satan could start hosting ticketed paid rally's and donate the income to the state, surely the return would be huge
The prison system should not be privatized!
It’s not. It’s run by government.
The biggest problem in the Florida prison system is management. The corruption runs deep from Tallahassee to the guards
Huge facts, it's why it'll never change.
Exactly 💯
I'm confusingly in the middle of it
@@5thTurtlewhat are you a psychic?
Graceville is different, very well run.
I served 18 years back in the day. Raiford, Union, FSP, Lake Butler some of the most corrupt and brutal c/os in the system.
I think her having 4 million dollars in the bank would make any nursing home willing to have her....its all about money, not care
She should of received one billion dollars.
90% of our public institutions, agencies etc need to be reconsiderd and reworked
This stupid cop beat her up and broke her neck. Another criminal on the police Force. Just like in Memphis when those black criminal cops beat up and killed Mr Nicholls.
Four million is nothing for that.
Abuse and severe neglect have been going on at Lowell for many years and even when an inmate did try to speak up and get help or even get word to family through people phone calls and mail,it was intercepted and intentionally blocked by the officers personally and the number of crooked and evil officers that are employed in this institution alone has been mind blowing and the cries for help from the inmates have been ignored and dismissed repeatedly through the years until recently.
12:30 shouldn’t this FELONY MURDER LAW apply to law enforcement as well ? When cops kill and there are cops standing around or cops that just did nothing to prevent the killing.
I hope that lawyers kid gets a job at a gas station and sells gas to a murderer. No small role.
Then they should sue the state for $billions.
Trust me this all revolves around money has nothing to do with public safety
around half the people serving long sentences are for accessory after the fact and dont get me started on some of the stupid things people do years for
Aileen Wuornos didn't deserve the death penalty. The state and people placed a Innocent Raped Woman to Death.
Florida needs help all the way around. Sympathies for their governor.
Absolutely disgusting! So Cheryl gets 7 years for assualt, on a full grown man who was abusive, yet the correctional officers beat her nearly to death, leave her paralyzed from the neck down, and they get zilch?! Idc how much money they "awarded" Cheryl, she will never have the luxury of spending it or enjoy it and will likely have to use it to pay for her round the clock care! I've heard her story before but it still sickens me that those thugs got away with so much. Thank you for bringing awareness to these injustices and absolute criminal behavior by co's and deplorable conditions. Praying there's some action taken by those who hold the power to make changes and do better.
prison slavery industry is disgusting hell on earth run by demons
she shouldnt have gotten any time at all. She defended herself
Very cruel treatment.
So part of the settlement agreement is that the video not get shown?
The guards look like the worst criminals out there.
Can't the Great Ron De Satan Fix This?
I don't know if he can fix it. He might not be aware of what's going on in that prison.
@@Garry-vd1dg lol, hilarious, but people who are the other side of the world might know. Doh it's his job to know
Everyone knows it. The national guard was sent in.
@@Garry-vd1dg this has to be satire
Nope!!!!
The state is not being held accountable for not doing enough to hold the officers accountable.
Accountability needs to be brought forth on all these officers abusing inmates across the entire state of Florida!
ALL LIVES MATTER!!!!
Hi beautiful ❤️❤️
@@WatsonAlvinget a life
The prison's in every state have tons of bad problems
Few have the issues Florida has, if any
Starting with the criminal inmates.
@@antonio_g237 ha more like the ones working there how you think all the contraband gets in there
@@daleestep9518 contraband ain't raped or killed anyone, those rotten ass inmates has. Contraband is irrelevant to me. Any thoughts on the victims of these rotten bastards? I didn't think so.....
@@daleestep9518 contraband ain't raped or killed anyone, those rotten ass inmates has. Contraband is irrelevant to me. Any thoughts on the victims of these rotten bastards? I didn't think so.....
someone i know spent 30 years in prison there because they was in the car with someone that had no idea a murder had just happen
Horrific Legal corrupt Prison System.Really sad and it seems C.Os don't have a high iq.
SPEAK OUT!!!! That should be the name of the movement to protect prisoners incorrectly incarcerated.I don't know of another First World country thats like this.If there is What is the Country?
Imagine not being charged for paralyzing someone who was in your custody. Florida DOC wow. And now it turns out Turner was a child molester.
If you're involved in a crime where someone dies, yes you get the same sentence. But if you lend your car to a roommate who you had no idea was going to commit a crime, you're not liable.
And guards stage inmate fights and the guards cops and attorneys procicuters and judges as well as other inmates place bets . Like cock fights except using inmates instead of chickens.
The State's Attorney WILL NOT file criminal charges. That's gives ALL corrections officers in Florida a green light to do exactly as these two animals did. So if I were a prisoner in the Florida penal system, at the first sign....and I mean the very first sign that COs were going to attack me, I would immediately go into a self-defense posture and preempt their attack. That means exactly what you think it means!
Poor lady.
Abuse is still going on, especially in Lake Butler. Who do we go to when an inmate life is in danger and can not trust the guards for help because they will beat you also.
Hello beautiful ❤️❤️😍
I had a CO threaten to kill me and throw me in a swamp at Lake Butler. All because I woke up there without my class A on. That place is a nightmare.
Feel bad for the guy in 19 years. Shouldn't hppen.
My son is in prison right now and he’s been raped twice and the prison that he got raped the second time and he was beaten up because in 2020 he was at Wa Wa when a acquaintance came to Wawa, he thought they were going to fist fight when the man pulled out a gun. My son ran up on him. They struggled with the gun. The gun went off and shot. My son in the big left toe, took out the other three toes he did not testify against this man saying that he was already going to prison now the man got three years and he threatened to kill my son because he got three years for shooting. My son is at Calhoun correctional where his cousin is located and the man’s cousin is wanting to kill my son. He said if he comes back on the compound, he will die. He has been in confinement since April, he scared for his life. I have written DOC I have written the prison I have written, written, written, and nobody will listen to me. Please help my son he’s not a big man he doesn’t fight I mean he talks a lot of mess but he’s scared and I don’t blame him for being scared because these Black people don’t care who you are. They just know that if you win against them that you need to die and they don’t care please, his name is Joshua Allen Chafin his DC number is T41783. He has a mental condition, he has a blood condition and if he gets stabbed he could die before you get him to a doctor. OK he doesn’t have platelets these people won’t listen to me if you call me my name is Barbara Ballew. My phone number is 813-863-8566. I can tell you more that’s going on with him in these prisons I read your article. I watched it on TH-cam about helping this lady. I pray you will help my son he doesn’t have much longer he gets out he supposed to get out next month but they won’t give him his game time because he’s in confinement for his life. Thank you, Barbara Ballew
What do you mean these Black ??
Yeaa, what DO you mean? 🤔
Have you spoke with any non-profits like the Washington innocence project. They can probably direct you further
Please send darrell brooks and lori vallow and letecia stauch to florida prison!!!
I'm praying for you NOW
❤❤❤ hi beautiful 😍😍
I hope every day of his life in prison is Hell on Earth.
I retired from the FDC 30 months ago. At that time, no inmate in the FDC was permitted access to the internet whatsoever. But in this video the female inmate is referring to other inmates "getting strange emails." I'm skeptical about the accuracy of this video.
They do have access to text and emails through jpay
Through jailbroke tablets
They have access to tablets, emails etc. in a renewed attempt at prison reform, it helps inmates stay connected to family and life outside which helps with re-entry into society which helps with lowering recidivism....
there were several incidents to occur during Idalia inmates were beat at Suwannee Correctional Annex go interview and inspect the facility request videos on 8/30 during hurrican transfes inmates wre harmed and mistreated.... Adam help there has to be a voice somewhere to go there.
I am Brazilian, the situation is not what currently happens in the country's prison system, which is outdated, the prison situation is degrading
Getting life in prison because someone else borrowed your car keys and you happen to know a little bit about what they did is the most ridiculous damn thing you can ever imagine and this is why you need to do your homework before you go live somewhere..
I did timelier at lol and then I went to Homestead. I was there when inmate in Moody got bit. She had bite marks all over her body. They never called an ambulance. and they were well aware of what was going on and her Bunky told the COs what was going on they didn’t believe or they could’ve stopped that they didn’t stop it. They left them bunkies. I know Turner he’s not the only piece of shit they’re at Lowell ci I knew Cheryl she was a beautiful woman now she’s stuck in a wheelchair because of the COs dragging her, you guys have no idea what really goes on
Simple solution, pay PEOPLE MORE MONEY
Why are the microphones all messed up on this channel.
And that is not even to say about lack of people willing to work in healthcare.
I went to Santa Rosa ci for 3 years. You only get fucked with if you do stuff to piss them off
Hard time in Florida.
Maybe you should stop throwing people in jail for stupid stuff.
The system has been broken and we Need MIRACLE A MILLION TIMES OVER to fix this system and even then im not sure ....sad people just dont care about a human life ....
I wish the media could get the job classification right. They aren't guards. They are Corrections Officers.
Put these correctional officers on mainline and the true people, not a state appointed actor, will hold them accountable
Though many things about Florida are up to date if not futuristic, it's ability to retain corrections staff is still rooted in the middle of the 20th century and they will take whomever will fill out an application and show up everyday. Overall though, this is all a luxurious environment of freedom and justice compared to 100 years ago. That lady Cheryl would have just been set outside to die in the 19th century.
Society thinks inmates are the super dangerous ones in prisons but it’s actually the guards who do the abusing some of the most ruthless COs are allowed in the DOC . Did time and I know first hand
So the 1# incarceration nation that arrests more of it's citizens per capita than the next 2 or 3 nations in line combined, has a staffing shortage. Maybe the public private partnership that backcharges taxpayers for incarcerations, has something to do with it?
Such crap I went to jail for panhandling 2 weeks ago and had to sleep on the floor. I shouldn't even had to be there I could've gotten a ticket I have health problems also. Florida is such crap.
“Do you see the cheeeeessssseeeee and the lettucccccccce? -Cheryl
THE BONEEESSS POPPPPIN
Our society is collapsing.... that means every institution, every program, every building, every entity is raging w the decay...
Gulf Correctional is one of the worst in the state.
Absolutely! Complete Psych camp.
The triangle and all of the Panhandle
I did 2 years there at the main unit and the annex.
Can confirm.
*Goddamn that felony murder rule is bad - Choose your friends wisely and dont get involved in any trouble!*
Audio glitch!
Holle had a tough time saying he would have called the….the…p…po..police…😂
Insane
So sad
Ryan Holle you knew what they were going to do.
My comment is from person experience and surviving the hell behind that razor wire at lowell during 3 separate sentences I did without any real and genuine attempt to get me the help I really needed in order to get to the root of the deep seeded reasons that led to what repeated incarceration.
I hope Aden Fucci in here if it’s bad
This is infuriating 😮😢
As someone who works in a maximum security prison, it's making me insanely nervous that they're airing this on national television. This is no doubt going to cause riots. I don't understand people who tell the inmates that we don't have staff.
I retired from corrections 2 years ago. Understaffing is problem everywhere you go. It's not news and the convict population knows it. Think about it, when they see everyone working 16 hour shifts instead of their normal 12. When their programming gets cancelled. They lose their rec time. Commissary doesn't show up on time. Laundry/meals are late. Work programs are cancelled, etc. The population knows what's up. The inmate news network is usually faster and more accurate that the line staff's.
They start off suttle like this. They want to will and will destroy America in doing so
They're going to have another George Floyd step on riot?
I've been locked up before. All the lockdowns due to lack of staff proves what there saying
..... what are y'all talking about...??
Privatized prisons should be an abolished!!
The F B I needs to investigate the judicial system in the state of Florida!
They need to do an audit on its population.. I guarantee you they have people on their rosters that are not in custody..
Lived here for 20 years right to work for less state
ABC doing actual investigative reporting? I thought news orgs left that to fox.
They have to get off the we only hire a couple times a year and they might be able to get more people. Get rid of that crap that people are guilty for a crime when they only lent a car to the offender. Over crowded by old laws which make no sense.
Heck right now they’re hiring like crazy 😂 but the pay isn’t the best and on top of that they want you’re life to revolve around the Department only, and don’t fall for the bait in switch end up over worked. But if they up the pay and hired more ppl to cover shifts so no one gets burned out and are actually happy they’ll have more workers.
@Junior Ried one agency offered my son a job @ $24 an hour. He got a less stressful job, making $30 an hour with as much overtime he wants or doesn't want with a company that offers a much better retirement package. They need to do better all around when it comes to corrections jobs.
These 2 guards at Lowell are some very powerful individuals! They handle that lady like a rag doll! Lieutenant Turner is a true force to be reckoned with.
What city is this in Florida?
Ocala
I have been a corrections officer in Florida 6yrs. My facility had national guard. Please contact me help!!!!
It's a stressful job nobody wants to stay on
Oh what big men they are.
Ones a chomo
No criminal charges????
Officers not guards
Prison, jail system has not kept pace with the waves of very young criminals committing adult crimes.
Judges struggle to find vacant prisons for short and long sentences.
Overpopulation demands sadly new Mega Prisons.
trust me, DOC doesn't think it's THAT much of an emergency.
The whole going to prison over lending someone your car keys is ridiculous!
Prison for profit
Eon and Turner need forced labor to pay restitution for the victims' nursing care.
wow thats messed up what they did to that lady
my friends brother (steve dennard) was a guard in florida's prisons. he was murdered there. all for 7 dollars an hour.
No jail,prison, any form of penitentiary should sever food to inmates remove all foods with snacks
That prosecutor was the one who prosecuted the two small boys who were molested by the chomo.
The mother left them at a young age and the father worked a dead end job
Boys had a lot of mental problems
I hate that my tax dollars go to paying morally repugnant predators, propped up by an unjust system. I’m so sorry, to the incredible woman who has been paralyzed by those sorry excuses for men. You didn’t deserve any of that. Don’t let anybody tell you any different. I think you are incredible for using your time on the outside, and your precious health, to work towards prison reform (your interview alone will change lives, mark my words. It may not happen overnight, but your story is powerful. You are powerful.
The families of the peace officers need to be an eye for an eye
I’m actually going in soon jaja…. Need a job while I wait for CBP to adjudicate me
Well someone had tried marijuana and he said that it helped him. I'm financially broke but I will give you emotional support from research. There was a state of California and other people made marijuana possible because of money sales.
Dam shame
7 28 pm the medical attention is not properly attended.The physicians are exhausted and and lose heart because they deal with so many and forget the people are in true need and are pushed to care for so many in a day. They lose heart and caring for someone's well being is a physicians first desire in the beginning. They forget that's someone's else's child no matter how old
Corruption and I got robbed in December and a correction officer was at that bar. Hmmmm