Inmate Bryan Kendzia called his mother from Okeechobee Correctional Institution on May 13– hours before he slashed himself with razor blades. Within two days, he was dead as a result of an apparent suicide. Sketchy details about Kendzia’s death and those of several other inmates are now available online as part of Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Michael Crews’ effort to give the public a behind-the-scenes glimpse when prisoners die. [read the full story here]
Tags: Correctional Policy & Decision-Making, Florida