An investigation by the Department of Justice at Federal Correctional Complex Coleman in Sumter County has led to the arrest of more than a dozen people, including inmates and corrections officers.”Federal prisons need to be safe and secure spaces for everybody… and there are times when that’s not the case,” said Roger Handberg, U.S. attorney for the middle district of Florida.The prison, which houses over 6,000 inmates convicted of crimes ranging from murder to check fraud, is the largest federal prison in the nation. The Department of Justice launched the investigation to uncover any potential criminal activities occurring behind the prison walls and barbed wire.When it was all over, it led to the arrest of over a dozen people inmates and corrections officers as well.According to the Department of Justice, one corrections officer was allegedly involved in a sexual relationship with an inmate for over a year. The officer even offered to send money to the inmate’s family, a fact discovered through a recorded phone call.Another corrections officer was caught attempting to smuggle 70 grams of methamphetamine into the prison for an inmate. He was caught after dealing with an undercover agent. Inmate arrests included charges of murder, with one inmate accused of strangling his cellmate to death using a torn bedsheet and another allegedly stabbing his cellmate with a six-and-a-half-inch bladed weapon.Government officials declined to provide specific details, stating only that they were being “proactive.””The Federal Bureau of Prisons…we embrace the oversight… like I said, the vast majority of our employees are hardworking, dedicated individuals who do not want to tolerate misconduct by anyone,” said Shannon Phelps, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Department of Justice has stated that the agency and its partners will continue to proactively look into potential misconduct at the federal prison, indicating that more arrests may be forthcoming.
An investigation by the Department of Justice at Federal Correctional Complex Coleman in Sumter County has led to the arrest of more than a dozen people, including inmates and corrections officers.
“Federal prisons need to be safe and secure spaces for everybody… and there are times when that’s not the case,” said Roger Handberg, U.S. attorney for the middle district of Florida.
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The prison, which houses over 6,000 inmates convicted of crimes ranging from murder to check fraud, is the largest federal prison in the nation. The Department of Justice launched the investigation to uncover any potential criminal activities occurring behind the prison walls and barbed wire.
When it was all over, it led to the arrest of over a dozen people inmates and corrections officers as well.
According to the Department of Justice, one corrections officer was allegedly involved in a sexual relationship with an inmate for over a year. The officer even offered to send money to the inmate’s family, a fact discovered through a recorded phone call.
Another corrections officer was caught attempting to smuggle 70 grams of methamphetamine into the prison for an inmate. He was caught after dealing with an undercover agent.
Inmate arrests included charges of murder, with one inmate accused of strangling his cellmate to death using a torn bedsheet and another allegedly stabbing his cellmate with a six-and-a-half-inch bladed weapon.
Government officials declined to provide specific details, stating only that they were being “proactive.”
“The Federal Bureau of Prisons…we embrace the oversight… like I said, the vast majority of our employees are hardworking, dedicated individuals who do not want to tolerate misconduct by anyone,” said Shannon Phelps, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The Department of Justice has stated that the agency and its partners will continue to proactively look into potential misconduct at the federal prison, indicating that more arrests may be forthcoming.
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