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Florida’s correctional facilities are no longer under lockdown and prisoner visitation has now been restored. With the exception of the state’s work…
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Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law meant to help Florida’s inmates. Among its many provisions is allowing inmates sentenced after October 1995…
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Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones says she’s outraged over the inadequate mental health care services offered at a facility operated…
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No correctional officers are responsible for the scalding hot shower death of mentally ill inmate Darren Rainey. That’s according to Miami Dade’s State…
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What’s ahead legislatively for Florida prison and juvenile justice systems? Florida Department of CorrectionsFlorida Department of Corrections Secretary…
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The head of the Florida Department of Corrections says her agency is doing its part to help make sure released inmates aren’t targeted by potential human…
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The new head of the Florida budget panel for criminal and civil justice is giving his fellow members some homework. “Over the break, visit a prison of…
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Florida’s largest state agency is asking the Governor and the state Legislature for more than $147 million. While Florida Department of Corrections…
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The Florida Department of Corrections is starting to implement a new program aimed at making sure released offenders don’t come back to the state’s prison…
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Columbia Correctional Institution is returning to normal operations after a lockdown. It’s among several North Florida correctional facilities that…