Florida's state prisons will need billions of dollars over next 20 ...
Mar 8, 2024 · A new report looking at the future of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC), the third largest state prison system in the country, says $2.2 billion is needed to address immediate needs.
Florida lawmaker wants law change following report on $50-a-day prison …
Sep 4, 2024 · A state lawmakers says changes need to be made after the ABC Action News I-Team revealed the impact of Florida's "pay to stay" law that allows prison inmates to be charged $50 a day.
Florida Prison & Jail News & Investigations | Miami Herald
Oct 12, 2022 · Read coverage on FL's state prison system and Department of Corrections. Get investigative updates on corruption, jail deaths, men's and women's facilities and juvenile detention centers.
Here's what lawmakers are doing about Florida's prison crisis
Mar 4, 2024 · Florida lawmakers are poised to allocate millions of dollars for state prison maintenance that's been put off for decades, but it's just a fraction of what consultants say is needed to fix the crumbling system.
A report spells out dire conditions in Florida's prison system
Nov 16, 2023 · Florida needs to spend at least $2.2 billion on repairs, retrofits and staffing to address “‘immediate” needs in the state prison system, according to a new report.
Florida prisoner attacked by cellmate, death ruled "natural"
Jun 20, 2024 · Death in Florida prisons, vulnerable inmates put in cells with violent prisoners, officers doing so for "sadistic and malicious purpose." These are the allegations in a new lawsuit filed...
A report spells out dire conditions in Florida's prison system
Nov 16, 2023 · Florida needs to spend at least $2.2 billion on repairs, retrofits and staffing to address “‘immediate” needs in the state prison system, according to a new report. Leaking roofs, corroded doors, broken windows and crumbling stucco were among the facility problems identified in the report by the consulting firm KPMG, which spent a year ...
US government is closing a Florida prison and other facilities after ...
Dec 5, 2024 · The closures at FCI Dublin and across the federal prison system come amid an AP investigation that has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons.
3 Florida prison guards got 20 years for inmate’s beating death. A …
May 8, 2024 · 3 Florida prison guards got 20 years for inmate’s beating death. A 4th has been set free. A jury found him guilty of only a misdemeanor charge in connection with the inmate’s death.
Florida Democrat Rep. Diane Hart refiles inmate ‘gain-time’ …
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