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Maj. Scott Surrency, director of the Putnam County jail, has been placed on leave.Maj. Scott Surrency, director of the Putnam County jail, has been placed on leave.
Maj. Scott Surrency, director of the Putnam County jail, has been placed on leave.

Putnam jail director on leave after complaint

By Dan Scanlan
Published on April 11, 2024 at 3:43 pm
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The jail director in Putnam County has been placed on administrative leave after a formal complaint was filed against him, says Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach.

Maj. Scott Surrency was put on leave Tuesday while an internal investigation and operation audit take place at the jail, the sheriff said.

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The Sheriff’s Office said it cannot comment on the reasons for the leave due to department policy and state statutes.

Capt. Clayton Silva has been named as interim director of corrections during Surrency’s absence, DeLoach said.

author image Reporter email Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with almost 40 years of experience in radio, television and print reporting. He has worked at various stations in the Northeast and Jacksonville. Dan also spent 34 years at The Florida Times-Union as a police and current affairs reporter.

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