Andrew Ciolli was the warden in charge at FCC Florence when an internal investigation uncovered that Ciolli’s staff used excessive force in violation of BOP’s policy. Moreover, it was specifically determined that Ciolli failed to stop the excessive force occurring at his prison. Prior to his time at FCC Florence, Ciolli was the warden of USP Thomson. Under Ciolli’s watch, inmates at Thomson were killed, shackled for hours or days at a time, and suffered other mistreatment. For his actions in Florence, Ciolli was referred for disciplinary action by internal investigators.
Despite this referral for disciplinary action, the BOP promoted Ciolli to Director in its Management and Specialty Training Center. For more information on Ciolli’s actions as warden for FCC Florence and USP Thomson or his referral for disciplinary action see The Marshall Project’s news article.