Public defender Gordon Weekes has sent Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony a string of letters, documenting a "disturbing trend" of suicides and injuries of mentally ill inmates in custody.
The judge who presided in the trial of Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz and a defense lawyer are being criticized for their actions during the proceedings.
Sentenced to 34 consecutive life terms, Nikolas Cruz was taken from his cell at the Broward Main Jail and placed in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections.
The president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers sent a letter to Broward County's top judge "to express dismay at the behavior" of Judge Elizabeth Scherer.
The gunman who carried out the Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury last month failed to unanimously