ACLU, Dept. of Corrections Settle Public Records Lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and the state Department of Corrections have settled a legal dispute about records […]
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FJI Files Amicus Brief Supporting Cert Petition to U.S. Supreme Court on Strip Search Issue
Following the Supreme Court’s narrow decision in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington, 132 S.Ct. 1510
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FJI Objects to Proposed PREA Rule
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is a federal law that requires all state corrections agencies to develop rules that
Feds Reach $600,000 Settlement with Former Ill Inmate
A former inmate forced to undergo double hip replacement surgeries will receive $600,000 in a settlement with the U.S. Bureau
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Florida’s Prison Health Care Services to Be Fully Privatized By Mid-October
The privatization of prison health care services in Florida is expected to be fully implemented by mid-October. The effort, projected
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FJI Secures Needed Surgery for Incarcerated Man with Painful Condition
An inmate who contacted FJI suffered from an extremely painful condition that can be cured by a simple surgery. However,
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FJI Settles Case for Incarcerated Man Whose Hand Was Crushed by Guard’s Attack
While locked behind a steel door in his cell, an FDOC inmate put his arm outside of the door’s food
FJI Settles Case with Bureau of Prisons for $600,000 Over Lack of Medical Care
FJI, co-counseling with the firm Alan Goldfarb P.A., filed suit on behalf of former federal prisoner Robert Hernandez. Mr. Hernandez
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FJI Successfully Objects to Proposed Rule That Would Limit Inmates’ Abilities to Have Materials Posted to Internet
Attorneys at the Florida Justice Institute have successfully persuaded the Florida Department of Corrections to withdraw a proposed rule that