WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The Florida Department of Corrections fired 32 prison guards in a "Friday night massacre" last week, removing staff accused a criminal wrongdoing or misconduct from four state prisons.
Eighteen of those fired by Secretary Michael Crews were involved in the April 11 death of Matthew Walker at Charlotte Correctional Institution on April 11 in an incident the DOC called an "inappropriate use of force." Five others from Union Correctional are accused of excessive force in the death of Rudolf Rowe on Aug. 16, 2012.