During Fiscal Year 2007, more than 30,000 incidents were reported to the department's inspector general's office, which represented a 53 percent increase over five years. Those reports include complaints against staff, inmate injuries, and escape attempts.
Reggie Garcia, a Florida clemency lawyer, said there are often paper copies, in addition to those in emails, of things such as inmate behavior reports, job performance or education achievement. But important documents could be lost.
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