Florida Prisons Chief Quits

Michael Crews is stepping down as head of the Florida Department of Corrections, effective November 30, 2014. After announcing a crusade to restore the integrity of the agency, Mr. Crews faced scrutiny over abusive corrections officers, suspicious deaths and cut-rate private healthcare contractors. Despite Mr. Crews' efforts of terminations and an audit, corruption and security breaches continued.

Mr. Crews, the sixth prisons chief in the past eight years, started his 30-year career as a corrections officer, then spent more than two decades with FDLE, serving in various capacities, including as chief of the department’s professionalism program. Mr . . .