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Former Officer Suing Unicor for Alleged Toxic Dust Exposure on the Job Dies

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Family: Prison Worker's Death was Caused by Toxic Dust Former Officer Suing Unicor for Alleged Toxic Dust Exposure on the Job Dies By KRISTIN JONES August 8, 2008? A former Florida correctional officer suing the Federal Prison Industries for allegedly exposing her to toxic dust on the job died last week. Tanya Smith, 36, passed away at her home in Cottondale, Fla. on Aug. 1. The precise cause of death has not yet been determined, but her mother said that her heart failed. "We surely believe that federal prisons started all of this," said Smith's mother, Doris Baker, who lived with her. "We all believe that. Won't nobody admit it." F For years, Smith has been suffering from a series of heart and lung problems she believed she developed working at the prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 08, 2008 (boomark / email).