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Florida's prison agency says it is planning to hire more than 4,000 new correctional officers in the next 15 months.The Department of Corrections…
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A deal on the state's public-safety budget that lawmakers reached late Friday would not give the Department of Corrections the 734 additional positions…
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A Senate committee signed off Tuesday on the confirmation of seven agency heads, including leaders of some of the state's highest-profile departments.The…
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State corrections officials have hired Centurion of Florida LLC to take over prison health services for more than three-fourths of Florida's 100,000…
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Florida prisons chief Julie Jones is considering hiring temp agencies to fill in the gap after Corizon Health officials decided to walk away from the…
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A former Suwannee Correctional Institution prison guard was arrested Saturday after being accused of beating up a prisoner and lying about it.Ricky Wilson…
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Lawyers for Florida inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and prison health-care provider Corizon, alleging that…
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Gov. Rick Scott ordered changes at the Department of Corrections last Friday to address prison beatings and corruption after the Legislature went home…
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A panel of Florida lawmakers grilled the head of Florida’s troubled prison system, before unanimously confirming her during a Senate hearing Thursday.
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A Florida judge is throwing out a lawsuit that challenged a new confidentiality policy ordered by the state’s prison chief.The Miami Herald reports that a…