5 women in Florida’s largest women’s prison alleged sexual assault. They’ll get $100K
By Natanya Friedheim | August 8, 2026Tampa Bay Times A Florida prison gynecologist and his employer agreed to pay five women $100,000 […]
Press releases and earned media around FJI area of focus: Criminal Justice Reform
By Natanya Friedheim | August 8, 2026Tampa Bay Times A Florida prison gynecologist and his employer agreed to pay five women $100,000 […]
By Elisabeth Campbell | July 21, 2026The Miami Times City of Miami commissioners are facing a July 23 vote to pass an
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida has ruled that the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) violated
By Noreen Marcus | June 10, 2026Florida Bulldog Floridians are paying Centurion of Florida L.L.C., the state’s prison health care provider, up
Florida Legal Services (FLS) and the Florida Justice Institute (FJI) announce that a final judgment for $100,000 has been entered
The Florida Justice Institute (FJI) and the Southern Legal Counsel (SLC), two Florida-based civil rights organizations, settled their federal lawsuit
By Christopher O’Donnell, Justin Garcia | December 12, 2025Tampa Bay Times Randall Barde’s eyesight wasn’t right. The light in his cell
December 15, 2025 – Miami/Tallahassee. The Florida Justice Institute (FJI), a nonprofit civil rights organization, and Winston & Strawn LLP,
By C.J. Ciaramella | November 17, 2025Reason Magazine Prisoners inside a sweltering South Florida prison were subjected to dangerously high temperatures this