

He has more than 25 years of experience with the department. In our continuing coverage, the ABC Action News I-Team. YouTube page.įDOC Deputy Secretary Ricky Dixon has been appointed the new secretary. (AP) A Florida Department of Corrections trainee was killed in an accidental shooting, officials say. The Florida Department of Corrections is in crisis, caused by a staffing shortage that has led to prisons closing. I wonder can it get any worse? Can I bare more? That old Army voice inside my head sometimes suggests at times like this that it might be time to just take a knee or pop smoke,” Inch said in the video, which is posted on the Florida D.O.C. Deep inside me, my heart hurts, and my spirit sinks. is under federal investigation for sexual assaults at its largest women’s facility, has paid out millions in lawsuits related to substandard health care and employee misconduct, and has had to shut down prisons and programs in recent months.ĭuring his tenure, Inch shared inspirational videos with inmates, staff and families, including a message posted last December called “Find Peace and Goodwill”.

Shortage of health care staff in Florida prisons increases danger, retired nurse says.During his short tenure in Florida, he was not able to turn around a crisis in corrections.Īs the I-Team has reported as part of our ongoing "Crisis in Corrections" investigation, Inch leaves behind a troubled agency that has a 30-percent vacancy rate for corrections officers. Army prison system and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. MORE COVERAGE | I-TEAM: CRISIS IN CORRECTIONS

Secretary Mark Inch has announced he plans to retire next month after spending less than three years on the job. Now, he’s announcing a change in leadership at the department. The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the third largest state prison system in the country with a budget of 2.4 billion, approximately 96,000 inmates incarcerated and nearly 166,000. Ron DeSantis announced big signing bonuses for corrections officers. Days after the I-Team exposed huge problems with Florida’s Department of Corrections, Gov.
