State, former healthcare provider agree to settle suit over prisoners’ untreated hernias
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS TALLAHASSEE. About 1,800 current and former Florida prison inmates who were denied medical care for hernias […]
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FJI Receives DBR’s Most Effective Lawyer: Public Interest Award
Attorneys from the nonprofit Florida Justice Institute teamed with Kozyak Tropin Throckmorton lawyers for a high-profile class-action against the Florida
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Lawsuit settled over inmate health care
The Florida Department of Corrections and former prison health-care provider Corizon have agreed to pay about $2.1 million to settle
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Federal Judge Rules Against North Florida “Prison Gerrymandering”
In a first-of-its kind decision, a federal judge in Tallahassee has ordered that local voting districts in nearby Jefferson County
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BREAKING: Federal Court Rules Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional
The Federal District Court for Florida’s Northern District ruled Monday that the prison gerrymandering in Florida’s Jefferson County unconstitutionally dilutes
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Florida Prisons Accused of Mistreating Disabled
(CN) – The Florida Department of Corrections routinely denies disabled prisoners access to wheelchairs, canes, sign language interpreters and even
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Florida Prisons Sued Over Treatment Of Disabled Inmates
A group representing disabled inmates has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Florida prison officials of discriminating against prisoners who are
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Disabled Florida prisoners sue Department of Corrections alleging repeated abuses
Prompted by complaints that the needs of deaf, blind, and wheelchair-bound inmates are being routinely ignored, lawyers for a group
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Should prisoners be counted for voting purposes?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal court in the state Capitol is considering what could be a landmark case when it