What is Louie L. Wainwright?
{{infobox officeholder |office = Secretary of the [[Florida]] Division of Corrections |image = Louie L. Wainwright.jpg |caption = Wainwright in 1973 |predecessor = [[H. G. Cochran]] |successor = [[Richard L. Dugger]] |term = 1962–1987 |birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|9|11}} |birth_place = [[Lawtey, Florida]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|12|23|1923|9|11}} |death_place = [[Tallahassee, Florida]], U.S. |spouse = Edna Edwards (d. 1998), Anabel Peacock Wainwright (d. 2019) |children = Louie Wainwright Jr. (d. 2013) Michael Wainwright Sherry Wainwright |alma_mater = [[Nova Southeastern University]] |occupation = Corrections administrator |image_size = |known_for = }} '''Louie Lee Wainwright, Sr.''' (September 11, 1923 – December 23, 2021) was an American corrections administrator. He was secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections from 1962 to 1987. He was most familiar for his progressive approach to Corrections and being the respondent in the famous [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Landmark Case ''[[Gideon v. Wainwright]]''. His tenure as Secretary is noted for a shift in corrections philosophy away from centuries of barbaric treatment of those incarcerated. As Florida’s corrections leader he established prisoner’s education and job training, and pushed for transparency of the entire system. He believed that in no other position would he have had the freedom and obligation to solve problems and help people on a daily basis. He would often say it was his calling. Whether helping those who were incarcerated or supporting the dedicated staff across the prison system, his passion for human rights always guided his decisions, regardless of political consequences. His legacy includes an enduring chapter of Florida’s history for ensuring appropriate operations, employee treatment, offender program quality, and inmate health and safety as well as his leadership within the American Corrections Association (ACA). He was the driving force in the early to mid-seventies for the ACA’s national campaign to establi