{"id":847,"date":"2019-07-15T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=847"},"modified":"2019-07-15T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T13:52:11","slug":"an-investigation-will-be-launched-after-the-youtube-video-shows-guards-beating-an-inmate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/07\/15\/an-investigation-will-be-launched-after-the-youtube-video-shows-guards-beating-an-inmate\/","title":{"rendered":"An investigation will be launched after the YouTube video shows guards beating an inmate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida Department of Corrections is conducting an\ninvestigation after a YouTube video shows&nbsp;Lake Correctional\nInstitution&nbsp;officers repeatedly attacking an inmate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lake C.I. Captain and officers brutally beating an inmate.\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Bx6G8gdYMA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Bx6G8gdYMA\">video&nbsp;<\/a>shows at\nleast&nbsp;10 officers jumping onto an&nbsp;inmate. At one point, the video\nshows a&nbsp;corrections officer repeatedly punching the inmate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video was recorded by an unidentified inmate who says in\nthe background, &#8220;This is why we&#8217;re in fear of our life.&#8221; He\nidentified some of the officers at Lake Correctional Institution by name and\nrank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis video is deeply disturbing. We have zero tolerance for\nofficer abuse or misconduct for any reason,&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.state.fl.us\/secretary.html\">Department of\nCorrections&nbsp;Secretary&nbsp;Mark Inch&nbsp;<\/a>said. &#8220;The actions of\nthese individuals will not be tolerated.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of&nbsp;the Inspector General has&nbsp;launched\nan immediate investigation, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to authorities, all officers involved have been\ntaken out of contact with inmates and will not be allowed to return to full\nduty until a thorough investigation has been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Those found participating in any level of abuse, or\nfailing to properly report abuse, will be subject to administrative and\ncriminal charges,\u201d Inch said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Department of Corrections is conducting an investigation after a YouTube video shows&nbsp;Lake Correctional Institution&nbsp;officers repeatedly attacking an inmate. The&nbsp;video&nbsp;shows at least&nbsp;10 officers jumping onto an&nbsp;inmate. 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