Senate committee skeptical of Florida DOC chief’s prison reforms
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones put a positive spin on negative reports about scandal, death and […]
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Company’s struggles highlight challenges of inmate care
Months after he landed in Florida’s Manatee County Jail, Jovon Frazier’s pleas for treatment of intense pain in his left
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Gov. Scott’s Top Investigator Quietly Releases Prison Report After Months of Delay
Florida’s chief inspector general Melinda Miguel on Friday quietly released the findings of an internal affairs investigation involving allegations of
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Fred Grimm: Florida prison guards are like characters out of pulp fiction
My review of James Ellroy’s dark, new novel ran in the back pages Sunday. Perfidia described cops in 1941 Los
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5 Fla. prison staffers accused of harming inmate
MIAMI — The Department of Corrections said Thursday that five prison employees have been charged with battery on an inmate,
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Florida prison system, under fire, releases data on inmate deaths
Judith Arrascue says she has tried for months to find out what happened to her husband, Luis, a state prison
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Group sues over alleged abuse at Dade Correctional
The Florida Department of Corrections, Secretary Michael D. Crews, and Wexford Health Systems ignored the widespread torture and abuse that
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California Revises Policy on Mentally Ill Inmates
California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has introduced new policies for the use of force against mentally ill prisoners that
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Inmate’s Gassing Death Detailed in Florida DOC Whistle-blower Complaint
Four investigators with the Department of Corrections have accused the state of Florida of running a prison system rife with