{"id":43957,"date":"2021-09-09T17:56:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T00:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43957"},"modified":"2021-09-09T18:10:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T01:10:38","slug":"former-florida-department-of-corrections-officer-sentenced-for-beating-youthful-offenders-with-a-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43957","title":{"rendered":"Former Florida Department of Corrections Officer Sentenced for Beating Youthful Offenders with a Stick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Former Florida Department of Corrections Officer Terrance Reynolds, 31, was sentenced this week to 33 months in prison for beating youthful inmates with a stick, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5906\" width=\"254\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe actions of former corrections officer Terrance Reynolds are inexcusable and undercut the public\u2019s trust in our institutions and officials,\u201d said Deputy Special Agent in Charge Denise M. Stemen of the FBI Miami Field Office. \u201cThe FBI\u2019s Miami Area Corruption Task Force was assembled and designed to root out this type of reprehensible conduct.&nbsp;I commend the professionalism and hard work of the Florida Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General and their close cooperation with FBI for this investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Reynolds was convicted following a fourteen-day trial for conspiring to assault youthful offender inmates at the South Florida Reception Center, a prison located in Doral, Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A second former officer previously plead guilty in this case and was sentenced in federal court.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Evidence presented at trial established that on March 27, 2017, Reynolds and former Sergeant Brendan Butler, 31, conspired to physically assault and intimidate youthful offender inmates for being disruptive and disrespectful earlier that morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Reynolds and Butler then instructed three of the inmates to exit their housing unit and took them into a mop closet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Once inside the mop closet, Reynolds and Butler assaulted one of the inmates with a stick, causing him bodily injury, while the other two inmates stood nearby. The following day, Reynolds and Butler assaulted one of the other inmates to punish him for being disrespectful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Butler previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the inmates\u2019 civil rights.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCorrections officers who use unjustified force against inmates in their custody violate the Constitution, and the Justice Department will not tolerate that,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cWe are committed to ensuring the safety of prisoners and prosecuting officers who break the public\u2019s trust in this way.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/judge-gavel-1024x547.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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