Office of the State Attorney
310 Pine Ave. SW
Live Oak, FL 32064
State v. Mattie Hooker, 2017-351-CF
To whom it may concern,
We, the undersigned, request to be heard and have our position considered regarding plea negotiations and sentencing in the above case. We are the family and friends of those employed at Suwannee Correctional Institution. We are former staff of Suwannee Correctional Institution. We are concerned members of the community.
Ms. Hooker was tasked with the duties of care, custody, and control of the inmates at her institution. She had the responsibility to protect her community and her fellow staff members. In having a relationship with inmates, she broke those promises and duties. In bringing in contraband, like cell phones, she placed all staff at risk. Cell phones often assist inmates in coordinating the introduction of drugs which lead to intoxicated inmates. These intoxicated inmates raise the already high risk level that officers face when dealing with inmates. They have also been used to get information on staff and other inmates and coordinate beatings, killings, and escapes. In bringing in ammunition, she actively involved herself in a scheme to harm her coworkers. There is no excuse for her participation in these efforts to harm and/or kill staff members.
Please understand that Ms. Hooker did not just put those employed at Suwannee CI at risk. In addition to the risk of cell phones and their use in escapes, Ms. Hooker worked on transports. As a corrupt, criminal officer on transport with firearms at her disposal, she was an unknown risk to the public. Knowing that she would give bullets to an inmate, it is not a leap in logic to think she would have given her weapon to an inmate.
She is a risk to the community she once claimed to love. She knowingly ignored her responsibilities as a law enforcement officer. She knowingly put her co-workers, other institutions, and the public at risk. She deserves to serve the maximum punishment available for each charge. She deserves to serve them consecutively.
We request that Ms. Hooker be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. She should not be offered any diversion program nor should she be offered a lesser sentence. She should lose her credentials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and be ineligible to ever have them reinstated. She should be an example for all current and future staff to be diligent in your responsibilities to your coworkers and the public.
We, the undersigned, request justice in this case. For the co-workers, that she turned her back on. For the public, that she no longer sought to protect. For the other inmates, that she no longer held in her care, custody, and control. And mostly, to the families of the officers that may be harmed in the future by her actions.
Arrest Warrant for Mattie Hooker http://www.dc.state.fl.us/secretary/press/2017/06-...
Updates
July 1, 2017
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed that two hundred and fifty people have put their names behind this. This has grown well beyond what I could have imagined on my own so the credit really belongs to all of you. Thank you for stepping up to help keep our officers safe.
Reached 250 supporters
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017
I started this because I felt like there was so much danger going ignored in our facility. Seeing so many of you echo that same fear tells me I am not the only one who thinks this needs to be taken seriously. I am still processing why this has grown so much but I am truly grateful for everyone who has stepped up to help.
Reached 100 supporters
June 28, 2017
June 27, 2017
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have stepped up to support this. If anyone has a moment today to send this link to a few others, we might hit that next goal. This is all happening because of your focus on justice.
115 Comments
I work here and my wife works here and my son works here and she should be locked up for the rest of her natural born life for what she did to endanger are lives and others.
If it was a male officer he would get slammed, so she should also.For putting all staff and inmates at risk from he action by bringing in bullets and a cell phone, also with the cell phone the inmate who is a gang member Latin Kings, (inmate Evans) could put a hit on a officers family member.
My husband is a correctional officer at the prison she was bringing in contraband too. All correctional officers are to have one another's Back and her decisions can be life or death for my husband and his fellow officers.
This is unacceptable. As a correctional officer in the same region, I am disgusted by her actions. She's one of the reasons it's so hard for women to be taken seriously in this job.
As a wife of a CO who worked directly with this woman, it's disheartening knowing that she provided ammunition to inmates. My husbands safety, as well as all the other CO's were compromised that day & she deserves the max.
She never brought bullets in. When they searched none were ever found. If they thought bullets were on the compound they would have brought in additional help for a search & locked down the whole prison to search it. Not just search 3 or 4 cells without finding anything
She never brought bullets or drugs into the prison. Yes, she did bring cigarettes & cellphone, but that was only because she was being extorted. She was wrong from the beginning by falling in love with an inmate however you people don't know the full truth & you are convicting her without proof. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. What if it was you being convicted in the media? Or by someone who was mad cause he didn't get what he wanted ( drugs) & turned in a CO for not only an affair with an inmate but took it further so the higher ups would believe him.
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Office of the State Attorney
310 Pine Ave. SW
Live Oak, FL 32064
State v. Mattie Hooker, 2017-351-CF
To whom it may concern,
We, the undersigned, request to be heard and have our position considered regarding plea negotiations and sentencing in the above case. We are the family and friends of those employed at Suwannee Correctional Institution. We are former staff of Suwannee Correctional Institution. We are concerned members of the community.
Ms. Hooker was tasked with the duties of care, custody, and control of the inmates at her institution. She had the responsibility to protect her community and her fellow staff members. In having a relationship with inmates, she broke those promises and duties. In bringing in contraband, like cell phones, she placed all staff at risk. Cell phones often assist inmates in coordinating the introduction of drugs which lead to intoxicated inmates. These intoxicated inmates raise the already high risk level that officers face when dealing with inmates. They have also been used to get information on staff and other inmates and coordinate beatings, killings, and escapes. In bringing in ammunition, she actively involved herself in a scheme to harm her coworkers. There is no excuse for her participation in these efforts to harm and/or kill staff members.
Please understand that Ms. Hooker did not just put those employed at Suwannee CI at risk. In addition to the risk of cell phones and their use in escapes, Ms. Hooker worked on transports. As a corrupt, criminal officer on transport with firearms at her disposal, she was an unknown risk to the public. Knowing that she would give bullets to an inmate, it is not a leap in logic to think she would have given her weapon to an inmate.
She is a risk to the community she once claimed to love. She knowingly ignored her responsibilities as a law enforcement officer. She knowingly put her co-workers, other institutions, and the public at risk. She deserves to serve the maximum punishment available for each charge. She deserves to serve them consecutively.
We request that Ms. Hooker be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. She should not be offered any diversion program nor should she be offered a lesser sentence. She should lose her credentials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and be ineligible to ever have them reinstated. She should be an example for all current and future staff to be diligent in your responsibilities to your coworkers and the public.
We, the undersigned, request justice in this case. For the co-workers, that she turned her back on. For the public, that she no longer sought to protect. For the other inmates, that she no longer held in her care, custody, and control. And mostly, to the families of the officers that may be harmed in the future by her actions.
Arrest Warrant for Mattie Hooker http://www.dc.state.fl.us/secretary/press/2017/06-...
Updates
July 1, 2017
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed that two hundred and fifty people have put their names behind this. This has grown well beyond what I could have imagined on my own so the credit really belongs to all of you. Thank you for stepping up to help keep our officers safe.
Reached 250 supporters
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017
I started this because I felt like there was so much danger going ignored in our facility. Seeing so many of you echo that same fear tells me I am not the only one who thinks this needs to be taken seriously. I am still processing why this has grown so much but I am truly grateful for everyone who has stepped up to help.
Reached 100 supporters
June 28, 2017
June 27, 2017
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have stepped up to support this. If anyone has a moment today to send this link to a few others, we might hit that next goal. This is all happening because of your focus on justice.
115 Comments
Until the state takes a hard stand on dirty staff and punish to the fullest extent of the law this will get worse. She needs more than a slap on the hand , that all I have seen handed out in the 4 years I have worked for DOC. Lets let them live where they should be in PRISON !!!!!!!!'
I work here and my wife works here and my son works here and she should be locked up for the rest of her natural born life for what she did to endanger are lives and others.
If it was a male officer he would get slammed, so she should also.For putting all staff and inmates at risk from he action by bringing in bullets and a cell phone, also with the cell phone the inmate who is a gang member Latin Kings, (inmate Evans) could put a hit on a officers family member.
My husband is a correctional officer at the prison she was bringing in contraband too. All correctional officers are to have one another's Back and her decisions can be life or death for my husband and his fellow officers.
This is unacceptable. As a correctional officer in the same region, I am disgusted by her actions. She's one of the reasons it's so hard for women to be taken seriously in this job.
As a wife of a CO who worked directly with this woman, it's disheartening knowing that she provided ammunition to inmates. My husbands safety, as well as all the other CO's were compromised that day & she deserves the max.
She never brought bullets in. When they searched none were ever found. If they thought bullets were on the compound they would have brought in additional help for a search & locked down the whole prison to search it. Not just search 3 or 4 cells without finding anything
She never brought bullets or drugs into the prison. Yes, she did bring cigarettes & cellphone, but that was only because she was being extorted. She was wrong from the beginning by falling in love with an inmate however you people don't know the full truth & you are convicting her without proof. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. What if it was you being convicted in the media? Or by someone who was mad cause he didn't get what he wanted ( drugs) & turned in a CO for not only an affair with an inmate but took it further so the higher ups would believe him.
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Until the state takes a hard stand on dirty staff and punish to the fullest extent of the law this will get worse. She needs more than a slap on the hand , that all I have seen handed out in the 4 years I have worked for DOC. Lets let them live where they should be in PRISON !!!!!!!!'