Official: Inmates Forced To Lick Toilets Clean

Official: Inmates Forced To Lick Toilets Clean
8 Former Prison Employees Accused Of Abuse

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Prosecutors issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for eight former prison employees accused of abusing inmates, including forcing some to clean toilets with their tongues.

The eight were among 13 prison employees who had already been fired from the 605-inmate medium and minimum security at the Hendry Correctional Institution in the Everglades. The previous warden and an assistant warden resigned, and three others were reassigned after an inmates was beaten and choked by guards in March.

State prisons chief Jim McDonough said the warrants include charges of battery and failing to report inmate abuse against former guards William Thiessen, Phillip Barger, Randy Hazen, Gabriel Cotilla, Kevin Filipowicz, Ruben Ibarra and Stephen Whitney. Fired guard James Brown was charged with grand theft.

"These former employees were involved in a series of dehumanizing and degrading behaviors," McDonough said, noting that some inmates were given choices of eating their food off the floor or providing sexual favors to guards.

"We had cases where inmates were compelled under threat of force to clean a commode with their tongues," McDonough said. "These were improper, illegal heinous and despicable acts and it was done apparently in an organized and conspiratorial fashion."

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another example of "conservative" values. Hell, they are prisoners, what are we sposed to do, rehabilitate them? Manly conservative men showing there what for. I bet they could be loyal to bush and get em a good job in gubmint.

to basically be swept under the rug.

. . . in any way make it "clean" anyhow?

I was more afraid of the Officers than I was the Inmates. After being there one year I transferred to Dade Correctional and retired here. I see that things haven't changes at Hendry since I started there over 20 years ago.

When I think they can't sink any lower they outdo themselves. How fucking despicable are some human beings?