We have 3 prisons where these inmates are kept, and they each have their own way of doing things. But they acknowledge that putting limits on inmate visits hasn't done much to alleviate problems. This month, an inmate being executed spat out a handcuff key just before he was executed. The need for increased safety is what's driving the Florida initiative, Drake said. So far, Drake said, no prison guard has come forward to express concern about the rule changes.
Nobody wants to be saddled with the worst shift available.
A group of men was planning to rob the home of drugs and money they believed were there, prosecutors say. Witnesses at Whites preliminary hearing said yesterday that he traveled from Phoenix to take part in the robbery. Robert Anthony Hall, who has already pleaded guilty to involvement, testified that he and White became scared and ran from the house as others were breaking in. White will face a count of 1st-degree murder, a burglary charge and 6 counts of kidnapping. He is charged under the felony murder law, which applies when someone dies during the commission of burglary, kidnapping or other serious crime.