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Florida Jail Administrators Fired After Woman Gives Birth in Cell
Loaded on April 1, 2021
by Daniel A. Rosen
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2021, page 28
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Gender Discrimination -- Women,
Systemic Medical Neglect.
Location:
Florida.
by Daniel A. Rosen
A jail prisoner in Broward County gave birth in her cell recently, with staff ignoring her pleas for help until just prior to delivery. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony fired two top administrators at the jail on October 15, 2020, just 24 hours after learning of the ...
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