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Eva Lee Mitchell
Eva Lee Mitchell becomes the first female correctional officer in Florida.

Group of male and female correctional officers.
First correctional officer graduating class that included women.

3 Women Sitting on a Couch
Female officers in the early 1970s.

Photo of Eva Mitchell
Eva Lee Mitchell

Newspaper headline Gals Guide Girl Parolees
Today, 49% of correctional
probation officers are women.

Inmates marching into fenced area with many buildings.
Glades Correctional Institution in the 1970s.

A CO in a watch tower.
Tower Officer

3 women holding firearms
Female officers aiming revolvers.


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