Gov. DeSantis activates National guard to assist Department of Corrections staffing issuesFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Friday to activate the National Guard to assist the Florida Department of Corrections, in hopes of providing relief to staff vacancies within the state's prisons.
Executive Order 22-213 was activated by DeSantis to deploy to National Guard to the following locations: Northwest Florida Reception Center, Reception and Medical Center, and Calhoun, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Mayo, Santa Rosa, and Union Correctional Institutions.
According to the FDC, Florida National Guard members will supplement security posts at select institutions, under the direction of the Warden and facility command staff.
Guardsman will be trained from FDC’s staff development office to give them the knowledge necessary to work alongside Florida’s corrections professionals. ...........
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