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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —Gov. Frank O’Bannon has resuperiors last year and replaced with Woods. In August, the State Ethics Commission ruled Gid-spokesman Andrew Stoner said.“We’ll find what we find and quested an independent investi- deal with the issues presented.” gation into allegations that the Indianapolis lawyer Forrest B. dens engaged in a conflict of interest by having his clothes dry-cleaned at a prison.Department of Health is hiding Bowman Jr. will head up the inprison health violations, an O’Bannon spokesman said today.vestigation.The call for a probe comes after more than two years of criticism by Department of Health inspector Phillip Giddens, a“There is an independent inquiry underway,” O’Bannonpress secretary Phil Bremen said, whistle-blower who has exposed report for public release Feb 14Without Giddens’ participation. Woods led the December survey at the Indiana State Prison and issued a one-sentence“It’s really a health department corruption function, but it certainly has the Correction and complained ofsupport of the governor’s office.”The Indianapolis Star reported that the probe will begin at the Indiana State Prison, where evidence suggests hundreds of violations were overlooked when the agency conducted its annual survey in December 1996.“Our interest here is to deter-cover-ups in the Department ofHealth.O’Bannon requested the independent inquiry after the Star confronted health officials about information that supports Giddens’ recent claims of misconduct by prison survey team leader Gale Woods.Giddens, who has been theIt said: “This facility was in substantial compliance with physical environment, food service requirements and health care services.”That was a dramatic departure from prior surveys, when formerteam leader Giddens coordinated report-writing and revealed hun dreds of violations.Despite questions raised aboutmine the accuracy and validity of prison survey team leader, was the report, agency executives surveys,” Department of Health demoted during a dispute with adopted it.
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