FL prison guard accused in near-fatal beating of female inmate had long history of abuse complaints
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BREAKING: Florida prison guard accused in near-fatal beating of female inmate had long history of abuse complaints including depriving inmates of food, dousing them with chemicals and forcing female inmates to have sex. @romyellenbogen @miamiherald
Fla. guard linked to near-fatal beating was promoted despite long string of alleged abuses
BY ROMY ELLENBOGEN
NOVEMBER 01, 2019 01:26 PM, UPDATED 51 MINUTES AGO
Over a decade-long career at Floridas largest womens prison, Keith Turner has been accused of trading cigarettes for sex, insubordination, throwing inmate complaints into the trash, harassing inmates for their religious beliefs, kissing and groping them, stealing canteen items and dousing prisoners with noxious chemicals for no reason.
Lowell Correctional Institution did not fire him. Instead, he was promoted to lieutenant. ... On Aug. 21, Turner was allegedly one of a group of staff members who
savagely beat Cheryl Weimar and left the inmate paralyzed from the neck down.
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According to prison system records obtained by the Miami Herald, in 2009, an inmate said Turner and other officers were harassing her because of her religious beliefs and that she feared for her life if released from confinement, a more restrictive form of custody.
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Thirteen other pages from the records obtained by the Herald were redacted because of ongoing investigations. ... Most of the records provide little clarity on whether the alleged behavior was punished. Some indicate that the matter was referred to management. One complaint, made to the governors office, was sent back to the prison for processing. In several of the records, the inmates names are not redacted, suggesting that the complaints were not upheld.
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Previously at DU:
female prisoner paralyzed from neck down after beating by 4 male guards