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'''Louie Lee Wainwright''' (September 11, 1923 – December 23, 2021) was Secretary of the [[Florida]] Division of Corrections from 1962 to 1987.<ref name="timeline1962">{{cite web|url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/timeline/1962.html|title=Florida Department of Corrections Timeline - 1962|publisher=Florida Department of Corrections|access-date=October 6, 2007}}</ref> He is known for being the named [[respondent]] in two [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] cases: ''[[Gideon v. Wainwright]]'' in which indigents are guaranteed an attorney, and ''[[Ford v. Wainwright]]'', in which the Court approved the [[common law]] rule prohibiting the execution of the insane. [[Time Magazine]] called the ''Gideon'' decision one of the ten most important legal events of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/timeline/1963-1965.html|title=Florida Department of Corrections Timeline - 1963-1965|publisher=Florida Department of Corrections|access-date=October 6, 2007}}</ref> He also appeared as the respondent in a number of [[habeas corpus]] petitions that reached the Supreme Court level during his tenure in office, making "Wainwright" one of the most familiar names to students of [[habeas corpus]] law.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
'''Louie Lee Wainwright''' (September 11, 1923 – December 23, 2021) was an American corrections administrator who served as Secretary of the [[Florida]] Division of Corrections from 1962 to 1987.<ref name="timeline1962">{{cite web|url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/timeline/1962.html|title=Florida Department of Corrections Timeline - 1962|publisher=Florida Department of Corrections|access-date=October 6, 2007}}</ref> He is known for being the named [[respondent]] in two [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] cases: ''[[Gideon v. Wainwright]]'' in which indigents are guaranteed an attorney, and ''[[Ford v. Wainwright]]'', in which the Court approved the [[common law]] rule prohibiting the execution of the insane. [[Time Magazine]] called the ''Gideon'' decision one of the ten most important legal events of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/timeline/1963-1965.html|title=Florida Department of Corrections Timeline - 1963-1965|publisher=Florida Department of Corrections|access-date=October 6, 2007}}</ref> He also appeared as the respondent in a number of [[habeas corpus]] petitions that reached the Supreme Court level during his tenure in office, making "Wainwright" one of the most familiar names to students of [[habeas corpus]] law.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
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Born in [[Lawtey, Florida]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24g6AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Louie+Lee+wainwright%22+1923&dq=%22Louie+Lee+wainwright%22+1923&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IsF3VLDtOYq_sQTS74KgAQ&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA|title=Florida from Indian Trail to Space Age|work=google.ca}}</ref> Wainwright received a [[master's degree]] in criminal justice from [[Nova Southeastern University]], later serving as a temporary faculty member there. He was then acknowledged as dean of American Correctional Administrators. Wainwright was appointed as secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections by [[Cecil Farris Bryant]] (Florida Governor at that time) in 1962, replacing [[H. G. Cochran]] and remained in the position until 1987, when [[Richard L. Dugger]] assumed the role.<ref name="timeline1962"/> |
Born in [[Lawtey, Florida]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24g6AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Louie+Lee+wainwright%22+1923&dq=%22Louie+Lee+wainwright%22+1923&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IsF3VLDtOYq_sQTS74KgAQ&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA|title=Florida from Indian Trail to Space Age|work=google.ca}}</ref> Wainwright received a [[master's degree]] in criminal justice from [[Nova Southeastern University]], later serving as a temporary faculty member there. He was then acknowledged as dean of American Correctional Administrators. Wainwright was appointed as secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections by [[Cecil Farris Bryant]] (Florida Governor at that time) in 1962, replacing [[H. G. Cochran]] and remained in the position until 1987, when [[Richard L. Dugger]] assumed the role.<ref name="timeline1962"/> |
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Louie L. Wainwright | |
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| Secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections | |
| In office 1962–1987 | |
| Preceded by | H. G. Cochran |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Dugger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1923 Lawtey, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 2021 (aged 98) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Edwards (d. 1998), Anabel Peacock Wainwright (d. 2019) |
| Children | Louie Wainwright Jr. (d. 2013) Michael Wainwright Sherry Wainwright |
| Alma mater | Nova Southeastern University |
| Occupation | Corrections administrator |
Louie Lee Wainwright (September 11, 1923 – December 23, 2021) was an American corrections administrator who served as Secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections from 1962 to 1987.[1] He is known for being the named respondent in two U.S. Supreme Court cases: Gideon v. Wainwright in which indigents are guaranteed an attorney, and Ford v. Wainwright, in which the Court approved the common law rule prohibiting the execution of the insane. Time Magazine called the Gideon decision one of the ten most important legal events of the 1960s.[2] He also appeared as the respondent in a number of habeas corpus petitions that reached the Supreme Court level during his tenure in office, making "Wainwright" one of the most familiar names to students of habeas corpus law.[citation needed]
Born in Lawtey, Florida,[3] Wainwright received a master's degree in criminal justice from Nova Southeastern University, later serving as a temporary faculty member there. He was then acknowledged as dean of American Correctional Administrators. Wainwright was appointed as secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections by Cecil Farris Bryant (Florida Governor at that time) in 1962, replacing H. G. Cochran and remained in the position until 1987, when Richard L. Dugger assumed the role.[1]
Wainwright served under six governors: Bryant, Haydon Burns, Claude Roy Kirk, Jr., Reubin O'Donovan Askew, Bob Graham and Wayne Mixson.
He received the American Correctional Association's highest tribute, the E.R. Cass Award, for outstanding service,[4] and his efforts in support of accreditation in Florida and nationwide earned him the 1986 Accreditation Achievement Award from the Commission of Accreditation for Corrections.[citation needed] Wainwright was appointed to the Corrections Foundation Board in 2001 and re-appointed as president in 2003 and annually through 2016.[5]
He also served as president of the Florida Peace Officers' Association from 1965 to 1966,[citation needed] where he is still a prominent and respected member.[citation needed] He was once the superintendent of Avon Park Correctional Institution.[6] His post, Secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections, replaced the post of Director of the Division of Corrections.
Wainwright died in Tallahassee, Florida on December 23, 2021, at the age of 98.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Florida Department of Corrections Timeline - 1962". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ "Florida Department of Corrections Timeline - 1963-1965". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ "Florida from Indian Trail to Space Age". google.ca.
- ^ "ER Cass Award Winners". Middle Atlantic States Correctional Association. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Board of Directors, Corrections Foundation. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ Avon Park Correctional Institution, Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Louie Wainwright dead at 98". WTXL Tallahassee. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Louie L. Wainwright Passes Away". Corrections Foundation. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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