ert ▁killing ▁by ▁the ▁Florida ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁led ▁to ▁evidence ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁ab uses ▁in ▁north ▁Florida ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁pe on age ▁was ▁standard ▁practice ▁at ▁the ▁Baker ▁County ▁tur pent ine ▁cam ps ▁belonging ▁to ▁State ▁Senator ▁T . ▁J . ▁K nab b . ▁ ▁The ▁investig ating ▁committee ▁found ▁substantial ▁evidence ▁of ▁ab us ive ▁treatment ▁of ▁conv ict s ▁in ▁K nab b ' s ▁tur pent ine ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Baker ▁and ▁Brad ford ▁count ies . ▁The ▁state ▁legisl ature ' s ▁investigation ▁was ▁expanded ▁when ▁information ▁sur fac ed ▁about ▁the ▁ab use ▁suffered ▁by ▁Paul ▁Re vere ▁White ▁and ▁of ▁other ▁in m ates ▁at ▁K nab b ' s ▁cam ps . ▁White , ▁a ▁nin ete en - year - old ▁man ▁from ▁Washington , ▁D . ▁C ., ▁had ▁been ▁arrested ▁while ▁walking ▁beside ▁a ▁highway ▁near ▁White ▁Spr ings , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁v ag ran cy , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁serve ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁A lach ua ▁County ▁j ail . ▁He ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁Senator ▁K nab b ▁and ▁put ▁to ▁work ▁sc rap ing ▁tur pent ine ▁boxes ▁in ▁Baker ▁County . ▁White ▁test ified ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁“ k icked , ▁be aten , ▁and ▁wh ipped ▁pract ically ▁every ▁day " ▁at ▁K nab b ' s ▁camp ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁as