Lowell Correctional Institution

A U.S. Department of Justice study found since 2006 there has been a pattern of sexual abuse at Florida’s all-female prison, Lowell Correctional Institute. Rep. Dianne Hart (D-Tampa) is filing bills aimed at cracking down on sexual abuse in prisons. Allegations from inmates at the all-women's prison in Ocala describe sexual abuse and other illegal treatment that has gone on for more than a decade.

After complaints of inhumane treatment in women’s correctional facilities throughout Florida, one lawmaker is calling for a change.In 2015, the Miami…

A recent inmate death at a North Florida Correctional facility has some calling for federal officials to step in and address what they call a “culture of…