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In June, three Florida prison guards who boasted of being white supremacists beat, pepper sprayed and used a stun gun on an inmate who screamed “I can’t breathe!” at a prison near the Alabama border, according to a fellow inmate who reported it to the state.
Some Florida prison guards openly tout white supremacist views to intimidate inmates and Black colleagues, a persistent practice that often goes unpunished.
In June, three Florida prison guards who boasted of being white supremacists beat, pepper sprayed and used a stun gun on an inmate who screamed “I can’t breathe!” at a prison near the Alabama border, according to a fellow inmate who reported it to the state.
Some Florida prison guards openly tout white supremacist views to intimidate inmates and Black colleagues, a persistent practice that often goes unpunished.
Florida prison officials get frequent reports of white supremacists and criminal gang members working as prison guards, but the state rarely investigates.