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Florida Nurse Accused of Scalding Prisoner with Hot Water

Loaded on July 15, 2012 published in Prison Legal News July, 2012, page 49
Filed under: Excessive Force, Burning. Location: Florida.
A registered nurse at Florida’s Lake Correctional Institution (LCI) was charged on February 8, 2011 with abuse, aggravated abuse and neglect of an elderly or disabled adult. The charges followed a three-month investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

Nurse Elaine M. Wade, 48, was accused of failing ...

 

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