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Towns, Schools Lock In Big Savings With Inmate Labor
A positive article on the impact of prison labor. Perhaps the difference, in comparison to the slew of recent articles that have criticized the federal government for giving contracts to UNICOR (BOP...
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FL: Employees Transferred, Investigation Ordered Into Inmate’s Death
An inmate died possibly as the result of an excessive use of force in FL. The FL DOC has transferred five employees and ordered a criminal investigation. Read the article here.
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FL: More Officers Suspended as Prison Abuse Probe Continues
The investigation into alleged excessive use of force and abuse at a FL prison continues. From the article: “A total of eleven correctional employees at north Florida’s Union Correctional Institution...
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Florida DOC Proposal: Further Prison Privatization?
From the article: “A proposal from the Florida Department of Corrections floats the idea of further privatization if budget cuts are needed, but doesn’t specify which facilities might be turned over to...
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Fla. judge skeptical about prison privatization
From the article: “A skeptical judge on Monday raised questions about whether it was legal for the state to move ahead with a plan to privatize nearly 3,000 health care jobs in Florida’s prisons.”...
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Florida’s $230 Million Prison Contract Rejected by Judge
From the article: “Corizon Health Inc.’s five-year, $230 million contract to provide services for inmates in central and northern Florida prisons was blocked after a judge ruled the state Corrections...
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FL: Transgender former inmate sues over alleged jail rape
From the article: “The inmate, identified in court papers only as D.B., says she was removed from protective custody over her protests and placed in general population, where her cellmate, Josh Bailey,...
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FL: Miami-Dade inmate alleges rat bit him near eye
From the article: “The convicted murderer complained to jailers, his lawyer said Friday, but wasn’t given medical attention until his face swelled.” I’m sorry, are we in a developing country that our...
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Gov. Rick Scott speeding up Florida inmate execution process
From the article: “Gov. Rick Scott has accelerated the pace of signing death warrants in Florida by lining up three executions over the next few weeks, the most in such a brief period of time in more...
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Fla. assures it will offer kosher in all prisons
From the article: “Florida is moving ahead with a plan to offer kosher meals in all state prisons by the end of the year, a corrections official testified at a hearing Tuesday on a U.S. Justice...
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FL: Privatization of Prison Health Care
From the article: “The privatization of the prison health care is moving full steam of head. Some are calling it the dirtiest deal in the last 20 years. Others say it will save the state millions of...
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Florida Department of Corrections ends cigarette ban in work camps: smoke em...
I think this is what’s known as the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” philosophy of corrections… From the article: “Department of Corrections officials say they lifted the prohibition on...
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