ÿWPCM  !±ð_Q€­ > Ñ/>[ÇGG›¥Ï‰0 ȹ7 aÀ,–ÃUV¹¬Ñœ›3GrN*ŽN/±½¬ýÚ³4q»àˆ&«ôz0dð–2juñL$fªÁíuƒ³ïžâ=›R´CчbðÆû,0É/zaóKeæd¶éC°çÉŸàL¨¾Zcu‡¦ûnX#<ø;–´­âŽì¡&ab‡?è4àùû‡à’vnNââr𠝼Ñ,‹ c\€Æñ@sÁcâ,Ûb^ž×ìÞgÇ;f‘m=È´,f„·Ì.¼)'›zq°/è‹ß;©ñùë ]ç|¼ØQù0’¤ÖõfF¯áSC;· ùÏ+ï^HàÁÌú£PéKm…wzxßÔÐ2VµF(ÌÔ!3¤eT>VÔ4:‰wÚB‹å8Ìåy[󿼳ੰqt~‚í?iÍõŸ—# Îa¡·‘ÖB6ó½ÅçîaŸ¦™bƒxQ.Ž!4ך¿üˆ†§KT/*b }Bÿǹ/Û¼_F͵ÒIC!×tš Ô`ýœ¸!Õ¡îJë0…´ÄM–ŸîN0¸5ó¦YÊeÇùÎ"É£aÚ^ÛÐf”[5Ð{&2êõÅ– #ɨUNq %¿ 0:ÅNÿ^ w 4%4 m6˜Canon Bubble-Jet BJC-85Q/00/Q0(  Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ô²€Û4  a…o4ê:i¢×+003|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òFLORIDA€PRISON€GUARDS€TRADE€SEX€FOR€FAVORS;€SHOOTOUT€WITHÐ ° ÐFEDERAL€JUSTICE€AGENTS;€ONE€GUARD,€ONE€AGENT€KILLEDÐ œì Ðó óÌBy€ANDREA€Ô_ÔFANTAÔ_Ô,€Associated€Press€Writer€Ð uÅ ÐFri€Jun€23,2006Ð b² ЀÌÌÌTALLAHASSEE,€Fla.€-€Three€prison€guards€indicted€in€a€sex-for-contraband€scandal€that€led€toÐ  f Ða€deadly€gunfight€between€another€guard€and€federal€agents€were€ordered€held€without€bail,Ð  S  Ðwhile€two€others€were€released€until€an€August€trial.€Ð ð @  ÐÌThe€five€pleaded€not€guilty€to€conspiracy€and€appeared€in€court€for€bail€hearings€Thursday.€AÐ Ê  Ðsixth€guard€charged€in€the€scandal,€43-year-old€Ralph€Hill,€died€in€the€shootout€Wednesday€asÐ ·  Ðfederal€agents€arrived€at€the€prison€to€arrest€him.Ð ¤ô  ÐÌU.S.€Magistrate€Judge€William€Ô_ÔSherrillÔ_Ô€said€he€decided€to€keep€Alfred€Barnes,€Gregory€DixonÐ ~Î Ðand€Alan€Moore€in€custody€because€they€could€be€flight€risks,€but€he€said€the€men,€all€militaryÐ k» Ðveterans€who€have€been€corrections€officers€for€years,€wouldn't€be€mixed€in€with€the€regularÐ X¨ Ðinmate€population€for€their€own€protection.Ð E• ÐÌBarnes€"appeared€more€substantially€involved"€in€the€alleged€scheme€than€his€co-defendants,Ð o ÐÔ_ÔSherrillÔ_Ô€said.€And€a€prosecutor€said€Dixon€and€Moore€tried€to€evade€arrest€after€the€shootings.Ð  \ ÐÌDixon's€lawyer,€Timothy€Jansen,€said€his€client€misunderstood€orders€from€federal€agents.Ð æ6 ÐÌThe€five€men€and€Hill€were€indicted€Tuesday€in€an€alleged€scheme€in€which€guards€reportedlyÐ À Ðpaid€female€inmates€for€sex€with€alcohol,€food,€money€and€marijuana€over€a€two-year€period.Ð ­ý ÐThe€guards€also€were€accused€of€intimidating€inmates€and€witnesses€to€ensure€their€silence.Ð šê ÐÌOn€Wednesday,€as€€FBI€and€Justice€Department€agents€arrived€at€the€Tallahassee€FederalÐ t Ä ÐCorrectional€Institution€to€arrest€the€group,€Hill€opened€fire€ò ò**ó ó,€officials€said.€JusticeÐ a!± ÐDepartment€special€agent€William€"Buddy"€Sentner€and€Hill€died€in€the€gunfight€and€a€prisonÐ Q"¡  Ðemployee€assisting€with€the€arrest€was€wounded.Ð >#Ž! ÐÌOne€former€inmate€of€the€prison€complex,€Ashley€Turner,€said€Thursday€that€theÐ %h # Ðsex-for-contraband€scheme€had€been€going€on€there€for€years€and€involved€more€than€the€sixÐ &U!$ Ðguards€who€were€indicted.Ð ò&B"% ÐÌ"That€list€should€probably€be€three€times€longer,"€said€Turner,€who€was€released€in€2004€afterÐ Ì($' Ðserving€slightly€more€than€three€years€for€bank€fraud€and€now€lives€in€Georgia.€"These€are€justÐ ¹) %( Ðthe€ones€who€hung€around€long€enough€to€get€arrested."Ð ¦*ö%) ÐÌTurner€said€that€while€she€was€there,€guards€coerced€her€to€strip€and€touch€herself€sexually.€SheÐ €,Ð'+ Ðsaid€other€inmates€would€have€sex€with€guards€in€exchange€for€cell€phones,€money€andÐ m-½(, Ðmarijuana.Ð ° ÐÌIn€court€Thursday,€the€indicted€guards'€wives,€parents€and€preachers€came€out€to€support€them.Ð ŠÚ ÐÌThe€families€declined€to€comment€afterward,€but€before€the€hearing€started,€one€relative€knelt€inÐ d´ Ðthe€courtroom,€leaning€her€elbows€on€a€bench€to€pray.€Others€broke€into€tears€when€Ô_ÔSherrillÔ_Ô€saidÐ Q ¡ Ðhe€had€decided€to€release€guards€Vincent€Johnson€and€Ô_ÔLavonÔ_Ô€Spence€until€trial,€tentatively€setÐ > Ž Ðfor€Aug.€21.Ð + { ÐÌThe€judge€said€he€released€Johnson€in€part€because€the€guard€claimed€he€helped€the€prisonÐ  U  Ðemployee€who€was€wounded€during€the€gunfight€Wednesday,€and€Ô_ÔLavonÔ_Ô€Spence€partly€becauseÐ ò B  Ðhe€claimed€he€was€absent€from€work€during€most€of€the€alleged€scandal€because€of€backÐ ß/  Ðsurgeries.Ð Ì  ÐÌA€2004€study€of€more€than€2,700€correctional€facilities€for€men€and€women€found€charges€ofÐ ¦ö  Ðsexual€misconduct€by€employees€had€been€made€in€all€but€one€state€prison€surveyed€by€theÐ “ã  Ðfederal€Bureau€of€Justice€Statistics.€Similar€accusations€were€made€against€employees€at€moreÐ €Ð Ðthan€two€of€every€five€local€jails.Ð m½ ÐÌ"The€bottom€line€is€that€women€in€correctional€facilities€should€be€guarded€by€women,"€saidÐ G— ÐAlison€Parker,€acting€director€of€the€New€York-based€U.S.€Human€Rights€Watch.€"Men€haveÐ 4„ Ðbeen€assigned€to€inappropriate€tasks€in€inappropriate€locations,€for€example:€Male€correctionsÐ !q Ðofficials€guarding€women€where€they€take€showers."€ò ò*ó óÐ ^ Ðà@VV)ìà###ˆÐ þN ÐÌò ò€*€Note:€Middle€Ground€does€not€support€the€position€of€some€groups€or€individuals€thatÐ Ø( Ðmale€guards€should€not€work€in€female€prisons.€€Properly€screened,€trained€and€supervisedÐ Ä Ðprofessionals€can€be€expected€to€work€in€any€institution,€including€allowing€female€guardsÐ ° Ðto€work€in€male€institutions€and€male€guards€to€work€in€female€units.€€The€problemòò€isnððtóóÐ œì Ðgender;€the€problem€is€the€unwillingness€of€so„called€correctional€experts€(administrators)Ð ˆØ Ðto€require€professional€conduct€by€all€employees.ó óÐ t Ä ÐÌò ò**€Note:€One€should€take€note€of€the€fact€that€not€only€were€guards€trading€favors€for€sexÐ M"  Ðwith€female€inmates,€but€one€of€the€perpetrators€was€able€to€smuggle€a€gun€into€theÐ 9#‰! Ðinstitution€(which€was€used€to€kill€a€justice€department€investigator/agent€when€theyÐ %$u" Ðattempted€to€arrest€the€guard).€€This€bespeaks€a€certain€level€of€security€issues€in€theÐ %a # ÐFlorida€federal€prison,€which€can€only€be€resolved€by€a€zero€tolerance€policy€for€STAFFÐ ý%M!$ Ð(the€same€type€of€policy€applied€to€inmates€and€their€visitors).€€As€long€as€staff€searches,Ð é&9"% Ðrandom€drug€testing€and€other€reasonable€security€practices€are€given€only€lip„service€byÐ Õ'%#& Ðprison€administrators,€these€types€of€problems€will€continue.€€This€is€especially€true€in€stateÐ Á($' Ðprison€facilities,€where€prison€guard€labor€unions€will€sometimes€block€increased€securityÐ ­)ý$( Ðmeasures€for€fear€of€ð ðinsultingðð€the€integrity€of€prison€Ô_Ôemployees/guards.ó óÔ_Ô