Gordon Weekes continues his push for federal help for providing services for scores of mentally ill inmates in Broward jails. The sheriff's office says it isn't needed.
The NAACP is seeking a federal investigation of deaths, saying the Broward Sheriff’s Office does not adequately monitor inmates or provide them with proper medical treatment and mental health services.
The NAACP is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to open a probe into the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and its management of county jails where 21 people have died while in custody, according to the civil rights agency.
The death of inmate Joseph Kirk — part of a recent string of fatalities — is raising questions about mounting troubles in the county’s jail facilities.