Two female jail employees 'had sex with male prisoners when they were meant to be doing head counts and inmate checks'
- Deputy Tara M. Clark, 37, and detention technician Genice Cisnow, 26, were arrested on Wednesday after a two-month investigation
- Clark is accused of having sexual engagement with inmate Frankie Quinn
- During the same shift, Cisnow locked herself in the control room with inmate Carlton Lowe for several hours
- Both women are suspended without pay from North Broward jail, Florida
Two Florida jail employees are accused of having sexual contact with two male inmates on their night shifts.
Deputy Tara M. Clark, 37, and detention technician Genice Cisnow, 26, were arrested on Wednesday after a two-month investigation by the sheriff's public corruption unit.
Police say the women lied about their work hours and, instead of conducting head counts and inmate checks to ensure fellow workers' safety, they spent 'countless hours socializing and engaging in sexual acts' with two male inmates.
Deputy Tara M. Clark, 37, and detention technician Genice Cisnow, 26, were arrested on Wednesday for alleged sexual misconduct with two prison inmates
Clark is accused of having sexual engagement with inmate Frankie Quinn. During the same shift, Cisnow is said to have locked herself in the control room with inmate Carlton Lowe, 24, for several hours.
The Sun Sentinel reports that Clark, who has been a sheriff's deputy for almost eight years, is facing two counts of official misconduct. Her bond was set at $50,000.
Cisnow, an employee of just over three years, has a bond set at $75,000 for three charges of official misconduct.
Both women posted bond at the Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach, which is next to the North Broward Bureau where they were once employed and where the alleged misconduct took place.
After police received a tip in August, detectives conducted an undercover operation.
Clark was responsible for the care and custody of inmates while Cisnow was in charge of surveillance on detention personnel.
Detectives say they observed Clark and Frankie Quinn engaged in 'intimate activities' in the hallway.
The inmates: Clark is accused of having sexual engagement with inmate Frankie Quinn (left) and during the same shift, Cisnow locked herself in the control room with inmate Carlton Lowe, 24 (right), for several hours
They saw 'Quinn rubbing Clark's inner thighs and Clark place her in Quinn's groin area'.
'This was a serious security breach and that's my concern,' BSO Sheriff Scott Israel said Wednesday afternoon.
'These women could have been hurt…these inmates could have escaped.'
Quinn, 35, is currently serving a sentence for escaping custody in 2012. He was transferred to Okeechobee Correctional Institution in early September after the allegations surfaced.
Quinn was convicted of burglary and grant theft.
Lowe, 26, is serving a sentence for strong-arm robbery and aggravated assault and battery in 2014.
He was taken to Broward main jail and is receiving '30 days of confinement'.
The North Broward Bureau prison where both guards were employed. They are both suspended without pay
Detectives confronted both Clark and Cisnow, who admitted to the inappropriate contact as soon as they were questioned, police said.
However, both denied having sexual intercourse with the inmates.
Both women claimed they had been with the men because they 'needed someone to talk to because they were going through a difficult time', according to the warrant.
Clark and Cisnow have been suspended without pay.
The jail plans to use the incident as a means of improving their security system.
'We've taken an incredibly in-depth look at this. We might make some changes, we might not,' Israel said.
'Just because we had two employees who decided to engage in criminal activities, that doesn't mean that the system is wrong, it means there is something wrong with them.'
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