Florida's Boot Camps

Another of our own is lost in DJJ

Martin Lee Anderson
Martin Lee Anderson died January 6, 2006 after a beating by staff at Bay County Sheriff's Office Boot Camp. He was 14 years old.

	The Saga and Legacy of Martin Lee Anderson
	Martin Lee Anderson Act
	THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE - SPECIAL MASTER'S FINAL REPORT, SB 2968, Relief of the Estate of Martin lee Anderson
	State of Florida vs Dickens, Enfinger, Garrett, Hauck, Helms, McFadden, Schmidt, Walsh {SS numbers redacted]
	Casualties in DJJ.

The Saga and Legacy of Martin Lee Anderson

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10/16/07 Boot camp case's final verdict still unwritten
10/13/07 All acquitted at boot camp all not guilty at boot camp
10/12/07 Boot camp trial's tone: this city vs. the world
10/06/07 Defense attorney, doctor spar on Day 3 of boot camp trial
10/05/07 Anderson trial tells two tales of a town
10/03/07 Boot-camp-death trial begins today
05/23/07 Anderson family compensated
04/07/07 Boot camp video used in legislative hearing
03/28/07 Parents awarded $2.4M in death
03/15/07 Crist seeks $5M for teen who died at boot camp
12/05/06 A bit of justice
11/29/06 8 charged in teen's boot camp death
11/28/06 Sheriff McKeithen Issues Statement
11/20/06 NAACP threatens protest over Anderson
11/18/06 DJJ inspector sues over firing Claims it was payback after boot-camp-death case
10/18/06 Judge sets trial date, dismisses on clam in boot camp case
09/28/06 Family wants arrests in boot-camp death before election
06/30/06 Pinellas closes its boot camp
06/01/06 Gov. Bush signs act to reform boot camps
05/15/06 Boot camp death reflects a system of power, control
05/14/06 Hidden truth of youth's death at camp
05/11/06 Bush wants boot camp boss fired; sheriff balks
05/06/06 New autopsy blames guards in camp death
05/05/06 Legislator honored for leading DJJ boot camp reform
05/01/06 His finest hour fathoms camps' lowest
04/27/06 In wake of death, juvenile boot camp system is scrapped
04/22/06 2,000 protest in march on Capitol
04/21/06 Gov. promises fair probe to dead boy's parents
04/21/06 FDLE chief steps down
04/09/06 State-sanctioned abuse
04/07/06 Boot camp closes; facility now dormant
04/06/06 Stop passing the buck
04/05/06 Chief says his hands were tied on camp's use of force
03/31/06 FDLE replaced in camp investigation
03/16/06 Boot camp failures were unquestioned [Cathy Corry letter to Editor]
03/16/06 Even if we didn't beat him to death, we're responsible
03/16/06 Lawmakers decry DJJ chief's 'lies'
03/10/06 Body of teen who died at Panama City boot camp exhumed
03/08/06 Schembri: All juveniles removed from Panama City boot camp
03/08/06 Boot-camp nurse failed young victim
02/25/06 Camp rules allowed force
01/07/06 Hours after entering camp, Panhandle 14-year-old dies
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Casualties in DJJ
• 06 Jan 2006 Martin Lee Anderson 14
        Bay County Sheriff's Office Boot Camp
• 13 Oct 2005 Willie Lawrence Durden III 17
        Cypress Creek Juvenile Offenders Correctional Center
• 09 Jun 2003 Omar Paisley 17
       Miami Dade Regional JDC
• 31 May 2003 Daniel Matthews 17
       Pinellas Regional JDC
• 30 Oct 2001 Shawn Smith 13
       Volusia Regional JDC

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