Florida’s troubled teens don’t belong in ‘the hole’ | Opinion
The use of solitary confinement for children and juveniles has been prohibited in federal prisons, but Florida continues this practice,
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Florida shrugs off the cruelty of locking children in solitary cells | Fred Grimm
Florida continues to consign children to the sensory deprivation and unceasing loneliness of solitary confinement. As if the Department of
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Lawsuits aim to stop Florida’s use of solitary confinement for children, but state agencies are pushing back
In separate but parallel lawsuits, civil-rights and legal groups are challenging Florida’s use of solitary confinement in prisons and juvenile
New Lawsuit Challenges Use of Solitary Confinement for Children in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Citing scientific, medical and mental health evidence likening solitary confinement to torture and demonstrating its dangers to the
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After inmate ‘dragged like a ragdoll,’ lawmaker calls prison conditions ‘less than human’
In a video posted on Facebook, State Rep. Dianne Hart excoriated excessive heat, excessively short eating times, inadequate female hygiene
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Prison Legal News Files Opening Brief in Appeal of Censorship Case Against Florida Department of Corrections
PLN has filed its Opening Brief to the Eleventh Circuit. The brief was authored by former U.S. Solicitor General Paul
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District Court Issues Order After Prison Legal News Censorship Trial
The District Court has issued an Order from the bench trial. Unfortunately, the Court concluded that PLN’s First Amendment rights
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FJI Takes Prison Legal News Censorship Case to Trial
After the Court denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment, a bench trial was held in January 2015. A decision