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Federal lawsuit: St. Lucie County Jail’s postcard-only mail policy is unconstitutional

A new federal lawsuit is challenging the mail policy for inmates at a county jail in South Florida. According to […]

Dan Gelber says Charlie Crist got automatic restoration of felon rights for 1st time in Florida history As former Gov.

The October issue of Prison Legal News contained one story entitled, “How many inmate deaths is too many?” Another article

Miami’s homeless, who since 1998 have benefitted from special life-sustaining privileges not afforded most residents, will lose some of those

Imagine being a prisoner in your own home. Stuck in a wheelchair, unable to go outside because you don’t have

A former inmate forced to undergo double hip replacement surgeries will receive $600,000 in a settlement with the U.S. Bureau

A quadriplegic attorney from California, forced to use a trash can for a toilet, filed a discrimination suit Monday against a Miami

“The Florida prison system’s attempt to stop prisoners from communicating on the Internet has run into a threat of legal

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) – Federal judge Casey Rodgers signed an order reversing the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s “post card only”