Escambia County employee Kelley Bradford went to work April 30, 2014. Her workplace – Central Booking and Detention Center – was flooded, and several of her co-workers complained of the smell of…
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Hear the story of Kelley Bradford
On Pensacola Speaks, Inweekly reporter T.S. Strickland talks about his exclusive interview with hero Kelley Bradford, who Escambia County will honor next week and then fire. Kelley’s daughter called after the Strickland…
Message to Escambia County: Show Compassion for Kelley
I’m not sure the people of Escambia County agree with the decision to fire a jail employee who has been widely recognized for her valor and courage during last year’s explosion at…
Insurance carrier rejects county claim on jail explosion
NorthEscambia.com is reporting this morning that the county’s insurance carrier has agreed to pay a its flood claim on jail ($25 million). However, the carrier has denied the $45 million “all-peril†claim…
County without compassion, hands out medals and pink slips
Escambia County has notified their employees injured in last year’s explosion at the Central Booking and Detention that they will be honored by the county commission in May. For those whose injuries…
Name Released in Jail Death Investigation
Escambia County Sheriff’s Investigators have released the inmate’s name in the Escambia County Jail death investigation of January 21, 2015. The victim has been identified as Chad Robert Day, a 43 year…
November jail suicide due to staff not following procedure
Yesterday, we learned that the Escambia County Jail had its second death in less than three months, putting it on a pace to match former Sheriff Ron McNesby’s unenviable record of three…
Another death in the county jail
Inweekly followed with a news tip that another suicide happened at the Escambia County Jail. We were sent this information: A 43-year-old white male was transported from the Escambia County Main jail…
AP: County jails have little oversight
Did the lack of oversight set up the situation where the Escambia Central Booking and Detention Center exploded? An AP article published yesterday by the Bradenton Herald raised that question. County jail…
Video shows dryers floating morning of explosion
Inweekly obtained the video of the laundry area which shows the dryers breaking from the wall and floating before 6 a.m. the day of the explosion. Here are the notes that accompany…
What County employees told ATF about the jail explosions
The daily newspaper posted online the 300-plus surveys completed by prisoners who were in the Central Booking & Detention Center when it exploded on April 30. I’ve pulled together the ATF investigators’…
State Fire Marshall’s photos after the jail explosion
This morning I posted the State Fire Marshall’s report of its initial investigation in the hours after the April 30 explosion of the CBD. Here are the photos that went with that…