▁their ▁expos ure ▁and ▁suppress ▁local ▁out rage . ▁Th el ma ▁Franklin , ▁however , ▁voc ally ▁condem ned ▁White ' s ▁treatment ▁and ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁another ▁nine ▁in m ates ▁at ▁the ▁camp ▁should ▁be ▁investig ated . ▁Florida ' s ▁four ▁prison ▁inspect ors ▁period ically ▁visited ▁work ▁cam ps ▁and ▁interview ed ▁prisoners , ▁then ▁reported ▁their ▁find ings ▁to ▁the ▁commission er ▁of ▁agricult ure , ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁recorded ▁in ▁their ▁official ▁reports . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁legisl ative ▁session , ▁they ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁conduct ▁their ▁ins pe ctions ▁every ▁three ▁weeks . ▁With ▁abund ant ▁evidence ▁of ▁har sh ▁labor ▁conditions ▁and ▁pe on age ▁in ▁tur pent ine ▁cam ps ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁K nab b ▁Tur pent ine ▁Company ▁being ▁presented ▁and ▁public ized , ▁the ▁A lach ua ▁County ▁commission ers ▁can ce led ▁their ▁le asing ▁contract ▁and ▁demanded ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁all ▁county ▁in m ates . ▁ ▁Ins pect or ▁Thomas ' ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁f oul ▁play ▁had ▁been ▁ar oused ▁by ▁several ▁question able ▁death s ▁at ▁the ▁K nab b ▁camp , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁black ▁prisoner ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁conv icted , ▁sent enced , ▁le ased , ▁and ▁found ▁dead ▁within ▁four teen ▁days . ▁After ▁national ▁newsp apers ▁exposed ▁the ▁in hum ane ▁conditions ▁at ▁K nab b ' s ▁tur pent ine ▁camp , ▁and ▁K nab