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Former FMC Rochester nurse sentenced over inmate relationship

Other January 22, 2026 · FMC Rochester

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

Calling staff/inmate sexual contact a 'relationship' can make the power imbalance disappear. In prison, the staff member controls access, movement and discipline; that's not an ordinary workplace romance.

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