Politics & Government
Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes Calls For Oversight Of Jails After Latest Inmate Death
The brutal beating of Broward jail inmate Janard Geffrard has prompted Public Defender Gordan Weekes to write to Sheriff Gregory Tony.
January 4, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE - The brutal beating of a Broward jail inmate by a cellmate a week before Christmas has prompted Public Defender Gordan Weekes to write to Sheriff Gregory Tony, urging him to get outside oversight concerning the abuses, medical neglect, and conditions at the county's jails.
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Janard Geffrard was in jail on a burglary charge but in November he was deemed 'incompetent' because of mental illness.
He was in a cell with Kevin Barnes, who was also deemed incompetent to face a judge on a probation violation because of mental illness.
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