The Miami Herald has an article on State Representative David Richardson here:
Standing
in the center of a barren prison courtyard at Sumter Correctional Institution
in Bushnell two weeks ago, encircled by towering razor wire and brick
buildings, state Rep. David Richardson was on a mission.
His
legislative week hadn’t begun yet, so he had arrived for an unannounced visit
to the youthful offender wing of the massive prison compound. Since August, the
retired forensic auditor had learned that if he wanted to understand how
inmates were treated in the state’s troubled corrections system, he had to find
a place to conduct one-on-one interviews with offenders.
His
conclusion: Find a very public space within the prison confines, out of earshot
of corrections officers or prison staff, away from any recording equipment “and
never ask what sent them to prison, unless it’s going to be your last
question.”
Over the
past six months, Richardson, a Miami Beach Democrat who had never set foot in a
prison, has quietly met with more than 120 inmates during more than 30 visits
to 23 different corrections facilities in his quest to determine how to fix the
ailing system.
3 comments:
The Honorable Milton Hirsch and attorney Terrence O'Sullivan have interesting articles in the Dade County Bar Journal. Worth a read
https://www.dadecountybar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/March-Final.pdf
Godspeed Rep. Richardson.
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