Michael Crews, the embattled secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, on Monday announced he would step down, following months of scrutiny involving abusive corrections officers, suspicious inmate deaths and a poor record of inmate healthcare delivered by private contractors. Crews’ exit had been rumored for weeks. It comes amid allegations of widespread agency corruption and the failure of Crews’ top law enforcement officer, Inspector General Jeffery Beasley, to investigate and prosecute wrongdoing in the prison system. In an interview with the Times/Herald, Crews said: “I have not resigned. I am retiring from state government.” Department spokesman McKinley Lewis said Crews’ deputy, Tim Cannon, would replace him on an interim basis. Read more here: miamiherald/news/local/community/miami-dade/article4122143.html#storylink=cpy Florida Prison Network Inc.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:02:04 +0000
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