Gov. Scott’s office defends not probing prison death

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau

Gov. Scott’s office defends not probing prison death
By Mary Ellen Klas -
Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau

09/26/2014 9:27 PM
| Updated: 09/26/2014 9:50 PM

Gov. Rick Scott's office came to the defense of his chief inspector general Friday, claiming that the reason she couldn’t investigate claims of a suspicious inmate death brought to her by an anonymous letter nearly two years ago was because the case was under an open investigation.

But, according to a detailed timeline released by the media office in response to a Miami Herald report, there was no investigation pending in the gassing death of Randall Jordan-Aparo when Melinda Miguel received the letter.

The 27-year-old inmate died in September 2010 after being doused with chemical agents three times in 13 minutes while in a confinement cell. Florida prison officials and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement had closed the case in July 2012, concluding there was no relationship between the gassing and the inmate’s death.

Three months later, the governor received a letter from someone who identified himself or herself as a “high-ranking official” at the Department of Corrections. It alleged a cover-up had taken place over the deaths of Jordan-Aparo and Miami inmate Darren Rainey, and complained of “cronyism and corruption” in the agency.


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[sakabatou]

1. K&R

[djean111]

2. Sent the letter to the really wrong guy.......

Three months later, the governor received a letter from someone who identified himself or herself as a “high-ranking official” at the Department of Corrections. It alleged a cover-up had taken place over the deaths of Jordan-Aparo and Miami inmate Darren Rainey, and complained of “cronyism and corruption” in the agency.

Sent the letter to the emperor of cronyism and corruption in Florida. I can imagine Scott just laughing.

[packman]

3. Florida is not the Sunshine State

but rather the Black Hole State where justice and truth is concerned thanks to Rick Scott.

[Stuart G]

4. Get this governor out, and another in.

Only way to solve this..It will be close..Get the Florida Vote to the polls...please..

[atreides1]

5. People expected something different

This is Florida where children were murdered while in state custody...why does anyone think that the state will do the right thing!


How many bodies did they find at that old juvenile detention facility? How many parents were told that their sons died in custody? How many of those boys were killed by vicious, sadistic monsters who were part of the corrections system?

Florida where the conservative voters aren't much smarter then a rock...