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Fla. county to pay for new jail chief to go back to school

Orange County is paying almost $2,500 to send Deputy Chief Cornita Riley through basic recruit certification

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — 9 Investigates has learnedOrange County’s new jail chief is going back to college, and the county is paying for it.

Orange County is paying almost $2,500 to send Deputy Chief Cornita Riley through basic recruit certification, a county-mandated course.

Earlier this month, Riley was introduced as the incoming head of the Orange County Jail, replacing outgoing Chief Michael Tidwell who resigned following the alleged murder of a state witness by a man who was supposed to be under county home confinement.

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