As part of the The Current‘s ongoing election coverage and candidate interviews, reporter Jake Shore and photojournalist Justin Taylor paid a visit to Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor at the Woodbine office and detention center for an interview. While he won’t be on the main ballot on May 21, his challengers have put his spending and jail record foremost in their messages.
The family of Leonard Cure, a Florida man who was exonerated after serving more than 16 years for a crime he did not commit before being shot and killed by a deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop last year, on Tuesday announced a $16 million lawsuit against the Camden County Sheriff’s Office and the deputy involved.