Death of Martin Anderson

Martin Lee Anderson (c. January 15, 1991 – January 6, 2006) was a 14-year-old from Florida who died while incarcerated at a boot camp-style youth detention center, the Bay County Boot Camp,[1] located in Panama City, Florida, and operated by the Bay County Sheriff's Office.[2] Upon arriving at the camp he was forced to run track, and within two hours he became fatigued and stopped. The guards coerced him to continue his run. He returned to the track, collapsed and died a short while later. A portion of the surveillance video depicting the coercion was made public.[3] The incident resulted in the Florida legislature voting to close the state's five juvenile boot camps.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Mark A. Ober, State Attorney, to The Honorable Jeb Bush, Governor, November 28, 2006
  2. ^ http://www.bayso.org/ Bay County Sheriff's Office website
  3. ^ Video recording shows what happened.