Judge blasts Florida's prison system over secret negotiations

Source: By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald (FL), Friday, June 26, 2009

An "appalled" state judge said Thursday that Florida's prison system "blatantly violated the public trust" by secretly negotiating with a new firm to provide for inmates' mental health.

Leon County Circuit Judge Frank Sheffield said the actions by the Department of Corrections were "at best, offensive, and at worst, illegal" in its secret dealings with Correctional Medical Services of St. Louis.

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