Longtime corrections director Wainwright passes away at 98

Louie Wainwright is pictured at his desk in 1973. He served as director/secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections from July 16, 1962, until his retirement on Dec. 31, 1986. State Archives of Florida.

Editor’s note: The majority of the following information was taken from Florida Department of Corrections and Corrections Foundation press releases.   “Not bad for a country boy from Lawtey.” By all accounts, those oft-uttered words by Louie Lee Wainwright Sr. were as close as he’d come to talking about his accomplishments within the Florida Department…

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