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Senate proposal funds Department of Corrections pilot program, officer pay raises

The Senate is proposing spending more than $5.5 billion on the state’s Department of Corrections, court system and law enforcement […]

For years, the Brevard County Jail has housed hundreds of inmates over its “operational capacity,” in apparent violation of a

It’s been quite a year for FJI, and we want to thank you for all the support that has made

A federal judge Friday rejected a request by the state Department of Juvenile Justice to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the

It’s been about two years since Florida and Disability Rights Florida, a statewide advocacy group, reached a settlement that was

The use of solitary confinement for children and juveniles has been prohibited in federal prisons, but Florida continues this practice,

Florida continues to consign children to the sensory deprivation and unceasing loneliness of solitary confinement. As if the Department of

In separate but parallel lawsuits, civil-rights and legal groups are challenging Florida’s use of solitary confinement in prisons and juvenile

Recently, a federal lawsuit was brought against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) over its excessive reliance on solitary confinement,