Florida Prison Guards Accused of Beating Female Inmate Never Charged | WFTV

[@muddywaterbass5769]

Under what law do policemen and women have a right to beat someone to the point where they become paraplegic ?

[@MR-ob6nj]

The guards almost always have 100% immunity. If you go to jail or prison , you instantly become a victim of the state.

[@TheRandomINFJ]

"I'm broken and I'm bound" 😢 omg, that hurts. This is so unfair. I hope she finds peace again and gets her justice. 🙏 ❤

[@kathyphillips1723]

Amen 🙏💞💞

[@sheliacabb1393]

Amen 🙏 I Decree and Declare healing as well..

[@aprilmiller1773]

That was so sad to hear poor Cheryl say that 😢

[@barbaradavis8686]

It's sad how someone can do harm to a person and not feel a thing

[@esabal1989]

And 4.2 million was to justify what happened. Now look where the money being spent on he care. Hope someone can care for her. She is human too

[@nuracaicedobakrahmed4734]

Believe me i know I've been through it

[@mumtazsheikh690]

I don't care what she did. No one deserves what she went through

[@markguckel]

While incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections, I was set up by staff to be beaten for filing grievances. I resonate with what Cheryl went through and my heart goes out to her. This story is all too common and the Inspector General's Office does little to hold correctional officers and their supervisors responsible for violence aimed at offenders in their care.

[@presidentevil9951]

are you okay now or you have permanent injuries and pain?

[@michaeldixon0015]

This is because the 13th amendment allows this , this is shameful

[@kai82holman69]

Prison guards are animals

[@donkeypunchout]

These guards are rapist and just foul human beings.. people dont know how foul it truly is in prison..i had a relative locked up at Lowell they told me a similar story of a female inmate that was raped and they filed paperwork against the guard and they threw her in the hole and made it as miserable as possible for her until she said she lied and made it all up..that is so screwed up me and my family member had keywords that if anything like that happened to them i would instantly know which ones and i would have dealt with them on the outside..this is how you would solve that problem but the guards dont fear consequences from wrongdoing in the prison and they actually screw the inmates up even worse mentally than they were before they got there and they think the inmate will function better in society after doing things like this to them..that is how sick and twisted their heads are they are the worst of the worst i feel bad for any inmate dealing with these conditions and people dont care until it affects them or their loved ones it's like people think they are not people anymore when they get locked up animals get better treatment than people do that are locked up that is sad and needs to change..

[@michaeldixon0015]

@@donkeypunchout holy crap dude that’s awful. They really need to reform the entire system.

[@muddywaterbass5769]

Why are these guards not in custody ,it's been more than two years .The state has paid out a judgement but what about arresting these guards ,Where is the justice?

[@juliejennings5445]

No Honey, it's not because you didn't clean that last toilet. It's because of the evil in those monsters. Those monsters need a visit.

[@beautruex7012]

From someone who Eats Monsters Like Me!

[@adolforodriguez8041]

their names and addresses should be dropped so the public can see them. If America is a good country, evil like this should** be wiped out*

[@shannonsidebottom9490]

If u can fog a mirror and have no felonies u too can b a "corrections" officer... there may be one in fifty that are truly good and maybe most go in it with good in their heart but that seems to be quickly pounded out of them by both sides... management and inmates it can't be an easy job but some truly don't belong in authority over anything.even an animal doesn't deserve to be treated like they treated her and hers is just one of many I'm sure....as I'm sure so much is swept aside and labeled something other than what it really is...

[@happyinparis]

Exactly! There is no humanity inside them. They are monsters.

[@kathleendobens6648]

Good reporting. I live in new hampshire and I never heard of this story. What a very sad story. The poor woman can never be healed. They should be in prison.

[@presidentevil9951]

one of the guards accused of beating cheryl has been arrested on forcible rape of a child

[@ayejay4028]

The really sad thing is theres thousands of cheryl wiemars we will never hear about

[@pagliaccisghost269]

My mom was a nurse at Lowell for many years. She couldn't stand the corrections officers. They were ALL dirty. She left to go to end of life care at Hospice. It wasn't much better. There is no longer "bedside manner". The health care workers have become callous and uncaring. It's a real shame.

[@debbiemartin2026]

Yes…Hospice is all about money. I went through it all with my mom when she was terminal. It was all about the head nurse coordinator and billing. And about making money on meds. Not the care of the patient. I told her off bc they pulled out on my mother at the most critical time for 24 hours (no nurse care) bc they needed the 24 hours to change the diagnosis so they can still keep billing. They came back with a box of meds they probably charged thousands for through her Medicare. She never use dit.threw them all out. Lol probably worth tons on the street. Methadone, Oxy, etc.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

@@debbiemartin2026 will sometimes

[@staceychapman6855]

Absolutely disgusting that they weren't charged. Those in the position to charge them are just as corrupt as the two men. All the way up to the Governor of the state for not having someone from the outside investigate

[@muttsrus1919]

No accountability! This has to end!!! 😞 and brutal.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Sad but true

[@black1582]

This is one of the most important new stories in world history, thank you for doing this story.

[@littlewhitecrow9159]

Hopefully, history will remember that in this day and age, good old freedom loving America, a beacon of liberty to the world, still condoned slavery and cruelty. The government found loopholes for free/cheap labor and turns a blind eye to cruel and unusual punishment. The very Constitution meant to protect us is used against us.

[@PapayaYaya888]

I’m so sorry Cheryl you didn’t deserve any of this .

[@stacyjane321]

Thank you for doing this story, it needs to be heard! Prison reform is so badly needed!

[@presidentevil9951]

you don't know what prison reform is?

[@babygirlwendy1_702_backup]

OMG¡! THIS IS SO HORRIBLE¡! WHEN I SAW THAT POOR WOMAN LAYING IN THAT HOSPITAL BED, HOOKED UP TO ALL OF THOSE I.V. LINES, TEARS IN HER EYES, CHOKED UP, AND CAN BARELY SPEAK AT ALL, I CRIED, I LITERALLY BALLED LIKE A BABY¡! THIS SERIOUSLY HURT MY HEART REALLY BAD, MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU CHERYL, GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY THE ANGELS COVER YOU WITH THEIR WINGS AND PROTECT YOU¡!

[@legenddaughterrd]

THE LAWS DOESNT WORK IN FLORIDA AND I CAN PROVE IT

[@hunhun23]

THIS MAKES ME SO PISSED OFF THAT THOSE OFFICERS WERE NEVER CHARGED

[@legenddaughterrd]

THELAW DOES NOT WORK IN FLORIDA WHEN THEY ALL WORK FOR THE SAME DHHS ORGANIZATION TIME TO SHUT DHHS ORGANNIZATION DONE AND DEFUND THEM

[@dieseltech386]

That place is hell on earth! The justice department has been investigating that place for years! It's also the rape capital of FL.

[@crystalroseallen]

I could tell you some horrific stories about Lowell and Broward. Lowell held me under investigation in confinement wrongfully and put pregnant inmates in a dorm that needed condemned. Broward is now closed down. Broward was one of the worst prisons ever! Broward would serve us rotted food sometimes. Some sick officers in these prison systems!

[@manweller1]

OMG that’s horrible rotten food 🤢🤢

[@sellyboy727]

Glad u made it out babygirl. I'm from st.pete my bro jus got sent up for 18mos he still in Orlando rn. I pray he make it all in one piece them mfs sick in there. I may gotta come visit ya. Love

[@bobbyb.7809]

Ain't no prison in Broward ever!

[@Dtachedkid]

@@bobbyb.7809 you're a cop and just don't want to look bad right now. There was a jail and it's closed now

[@kawai99100]

​@@bobbyb.7809 Really????? Got proof?

[@lynnleigha580]

I've been in jail before, they treat you like you are nothing, like less than garbage

[@OG-Capo---]

Wow unbelievable. NOBODY DESERVES THIS AT ALL🤬🤬🤬 people need to be held accountable.

[@margiepenn5044]

its the same song...people in law enforcement get away with murder. Defund all of them.

[@rodriguez9497]

Even though she was in prison she is a human being and did not deserve this God bless her and I hope she gets better dam this is sad 😢

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@karaconiglio986]

I was in Palm Beach County for one month the staff are more dangerous than the inmates.

[@ayejay4028]

Prison guards are some of the most brutal and inhumane people alive, its the whole culture and “us vs them” mentality

[@leslygibbs4080]

I literally cried hearing her when she said “if only I had cleaned that last toilet, I wouldn’t be here today.” It sounds like she’s almost blaming herself for what’s happened to her at the hands of pure monsters. This breaks my heart!! My ex husband’s grandmother was quadriplegic and so I’m very familiar with the life she will be living once she gets over the immediate damages. But she’s got a long road ahead of her for even that to happen. I realize this was done a year ago so she maybe my now but I’d love to know how she’s doing 😢❤. My heart is so heavy for her. And whatever happened to the monsters that did this??

[@danielolson437]

Short story = They tortured her for sport and ego. How do we hold these people accountable? Lawsuit awards come from taxpayers

[@lisagormley8885]

That guards should be in prison this is disgusting and every penny of her care should be paid for by the state

[@jillcoggan2533]

Both men should be prosecuted and jailed . They might get some of their own behaviour turned on them.. bloody disgraceful behaviour!!!!

[@crystalgoode8411]

I am crying...complete disgust

[@megalou6567]

Lord please improve Cheryl’s life even if just a little. God bless her and her family.

[@happyinparis]

Amen!

[@carmenfleming1432]

I worked for tdcj for two years and it's terrible place to work the guards beat the inmates up all the time for no reason and if you say something all the guards try to get you in trouble the guards are criminals

[@isidrorsantos3773]

Those 2 prison officer who did this to Cheryl should be sent to Russia and be interrogated by spesnaz soldiers. See if they like it.

[@michaels2208]

sometimes these stories are just filler and if you don't pay attention you might not even hear the story. thank you for following up and really showing the cruelty of this situation. I hope you continue to follow up on other cases with Florida doc. this is not an isolated incident.

[@angelaprice9696]

No it's not not at all

[@conkeeper]

How about a follow up story, documenting the findings of the FDLE and the state attorney's office that were just released.

[@Anonymous_________]

Just another day in DOC.

[@DomesticTruther]

He also was accused of having sexual relations with a minor who was in the system... street justice it is then

[@mandymoore5774]

4.6 mil really isn’t anything if you can’t actually use it for something other than paying for rehabilitation.

[@crystalroseallen]

Lowell is crooked that is why! I was there and they are cruel!

[@iveyhealth2266]

Yes very! My friend was locked up for 90 days under a PREA investigation as she was assaulted by a guard. After the 90 days, the verdict came back inconclusive and she was placed right back in the very same dorm with the very same officer, and is being Harrased daily. She was just released from confinement again (30 days) after they supposedly found contraband in her locker. I am reaching out to a senator, state rep, and local grass roots organizations to help get justice for her. She needs to be transferred away from Lowell.

[@qq84]

It's not just that.

[@cloisterene]

God bless Cheryl Weimar and this wonderful, beautiful young reporter who is making sure she and others suffering from that horrific system are not forgotten. Daralene Jones deserves a pulitzer prize in investigative journalism, and perhaps a nobel peace prize as well.

[@yvetteschools4979]

4.6 not enough

[@Riversbend710]

Third grade bully's. Seems that these departments hire their own kind.

[@private1750]

Only way to retribution is equal suffering for the guards that did this. Take what is precious to them.

[@qq84]

At least FL has the death penalty.

[@cooper7031]

What did Cheryl do to land in prison in the first place?

[@calvintownley9089]

None of these prisons need to do these things

[@lynnleigha580]

Not like she'll ever be able to enjoy the money

[@Kane-ib5sn]

this is entirely society's fault. not just for putting two unworthy male jail guards in a women's prison, but not having proper incarceration for inmates - you want to avoid these circumstances, by designing the system around the concept, that a human, is still a human, unless he/she is a psychopath - and needs to be put into a box - or terminated.

[@robmir7056]

How can we as Americans back the blue when the system protects them and can get away without consequences for the lives they shattered in the name of the law 🤔

[@matthewmoody2760]

The worst are working the Duval county jail

[@lisagormley8885]

The problem is the system dehumanises inmates

[@eddypaz1869]

Dats crazy can’t do time in Florida

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

Florida is definitely different 😢

[@someonesomebody5453]

wow -thats so disturbing -what if that was your mother -sister etc. what would you do about it?

[@wensmith6752]

Thank you Mamm for your efforts to expose this helping to find justice!!

[@PapayaYaya888]

“Safety of our prisoners “ hahaha it shows 😆 more like safety of their asses on the news

[@henryparrott2447]

Reporter seems like good person God bless you

[@rosiehernandez4194]

4.6 million is very little she desevers min 25 million

[@juliejennings5445]

We're are you Ron DeathDesantis? This is totally UNGODLY! The state that puts In God We Trust on their license plate tags.

[@michellelusby2810]

This is so sad ! 😢 I’m broken those words are heart breaking. Yes why aren’t they arrested yet? They should been held accountable to there actions . The problem is they can’t wear pants at home so they come to work at a female prison and gain up on a woman to beat her. They was probably hoping she would succum from her injuries. It’s so sad.

[@jdog667]

Its June 1st 2023 ,,I just viewed another piece done on prison guards beating inmates ,,my stepson suffered this kind of abuse ! My question ,,what is being done about this ,,,Im about done ,,suits will be filed if this doesn't stop ! Accountability must be assured or fire em all !

[@vernamorales2326]

Isn't Broward County where those children were slaughtered ?

[@lauriediorio574]

Horrific 😢😢😢😢

[@Tranqualthoughts]

Seriously only 4 million. It will likely cost far more for her care for the rest of her life!

[@justdoit8779]

How many men do time for an argument with their wife . Some deserve to of course . While these officers brutalized nearly killing a woman paralyzing her and get away with it . Where does the entitlement come from Florida ? Female citizens of Florida , their punishment is their freedom stripped . No to get their ass kicked by women beating , abusing rapists . Just asking a question women of Florida ? Justice will come .

[@dorothyrichardson5585]

So sad my pray goes out to this lady 😓🙏

[@Best2cents]

OMG HORRIBLE 😳 OLD LIVES MATTER!!! We will all get older like it or not!

[@sadeegreenTV]

U Little 🤡

[@Trevor-pi5tp]

What were her charges?

[@qq84]

Apperently nothing the COs were concerned about, otherwise they wouldn't have to use such a stupid excuse.

[@rhondastiers3261]

She is a quad not a para.

[@connieellsworth2923]

Does it matter? Gosh!

[@lovepet4565]

This is going to be Ashley Benefields new home for next 15 yrs

[@Nadeshiroo]

I say do a movie on this. Those guards need charged and given the max. Florida needs to pay more then that. If they can’t do anything with them make them pay her medical bills. This pisses me off.

[@nateskinner5152]

Ridiculous

[@MadSceintist]

Vengeance needs to be common enough that these things don't happen. Accountability should be equal

[@godsson2259]

$4 million is a lot of money to get a hit squad and and find all correctional officers involved and get rid of them if that was my mama my auntie my sister my cousin that's exactly what I do with that 4 million I'll get my own goddamn Justice.

[@sylviabennan]

Wow they need a completely new system and staff at lowell. been hearing bout this prison multiple times today all bad things jesus

[@dianekeen6508]

I once worked at levy forestry camp and years later became an inmate. I’ve been out four years and everyone at fwrc knew about this. One of the assholes involved was still working there. Our understanding was that he was only cleared to work the central tower but that was definitely not the case! The female ex-officer really couldn’t have said it any better and I hope like hell she continues to voice the truth! Care, custody, control is a fucking joke to most of the so called officers in the prison system and the ones that really do care don’t last very long. I watched a documentary about the prison system in Norway and if Florida could just open their eyes and look around there are other much better ways of running things!! Their way does not work at all!! Thank you for being brave enough to share this story and show the world what’s really going on here!! These inmates are all someone’s someone and anyone capable of this kind of immorality is no better than if not worse than those they’re impacting!

[@hunhun23]

I WAS AT LOWELL FOR 2 YEARS AND I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF BAD STUFF GO ON IN THERE

[@TeamGodfreygaming215]

This why dudes in my city (philly)go after them Co's when they get out and we all know where they hang out at.So find out where they hang and do what you need to do ijs...

[@tabbathamichaud7662]

Where's the great almighty Grady Judd on this? Silence?

[@dreadheadRedd77]

They should have their spinal cords cut for doing that to a defenseless handcuffed inmate. All involved should become quadriplegic…

[@homelandfreedom]

ALL THOSE C.O. NEED TO BE FIRED JAILED TO PAY HER OUT OF POCKET THEIR FAMILY NEEDS TO BE LEFT ON THE STREET I BET THIS B.S. WILL STOP ASAP

[@seanbritish]

Them people need jungle justice

[@Anne.411]

This is unacceptable

[@Ma007rk]

This is absolutely disgusting AND revolting. 4+ million dollars is a slap in the face because her attorney will get at least a third of that, plus expenses that she is going to incur for the rest of her life. Well, what is left of it..........

[@qualityflooringmanitousprings]

Inmates are in prison serving their time no inmate deserves to be beaten up unless themselves put their hands on a correctional officer then if you do that then you have what’s coming to you but other than that everyone should obviously keep their hands to their selves to prevent situations like this from occurring!….🙏

[@dallas218]

Ay Colorado Springs here!

[@yvetteschools4979]

There should be a reckoning

[@speakvanholding247etc]

The views at this time is clear that people do not care about prisoners.

[@user-ko9fv6mg9o]

This is the 4th video im seeing what’s going on in Florida!

[@user-ko9fv6mg9o]

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[@carlosalenduran4630]

IAM heartbroken 😢

[@davidholliday8452]

Alot corruption is why tha criminal not get charges

[@lynnleigha580]

Jesus Christ

[@brendawatt2318]

No one is held accountable and the fact that this woman is paralyzed this millions of dollars really doesn’t know good other than the pay her doctor bills and keep her alive she can enjoy it you can enjoy life I mean a little she can but I’m sure with the thought of everything that happened to her she’s traumatized for life😢

[@crystaltaylor7325]

Hate to say it. But I've been to that shit hole and that prison is ran by men and they know they can do whatever they want to do to you. That place needs so much improvements. Correctional officers will walk in the showers if you make a complaint you better be ready for a fight. It's sad how they treat us Women . Yes I know we broke the law but what we go through there no one should. Please help the women in that place. People make mistakes I was one of them . My first time and only time. I still think of the girls that are doing a very long time in there it's sad brakes my heart. We are not dogs or a toy to play with.....

[@qq84]

You aren't even allowed to treat dogs that way. And btw.: men aren't treated any better, rather worse. Did you press charges against them?

[@paulacullin8900]

Heartbreaking 💔 You know every last one of them BEAT their girlfriends and wives!!!!???!🐽🐽🐽🐽

[@ARSONXBELLA]

If a person isn't safe in prison.

[@davidholliday8452]

Wow tha criminal still working like nothing happen Alot corruption is why tha criminal some time get criminals charges

[@Falasca94]

Great reporting

[@MadSceintist]

I won't be taken into custody ever again, my life is worth anyone else's. A badge, an order, the system are not in your favor. Fight the fight

[@charlesyates6687]

Where is the vidio seralance . This prison has cameras in every book and cranny

[@justjessi5679]

I survived Lowell, thank God. lt. turner was such a little prick. I stayed under the radar only befriended one person while I was there she passed away four years ago but until then we stayed very close with 1000 miles between us, nothing could have broken our bonds. We only had each other then. I miss her rip E

[@spencerspencer5712]

It's a shame that no one will ever be held accountable!! Welcome to the good ol boy system!!