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Thirty-seven corrections workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Florida Department of Corrections said Tuesday.The latest count is an…
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This post will be updated today, Wednesday, April 8, with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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Florida prisons have temporarily stopped accepting new inmates, a move aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus in state correctional facilities but…
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Hillsborough County is releasing inmates as it prepares for the coronavirus. Sheriff Chad Chronister said the order applies to 164 people charged with...
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A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in June in a dispute about whether Florida’s prison system is providing proper care to inmates with…
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The state has launched more than 900 investigations into deaths in Florida prisons over a five-year span, with causes ranging from overdoses to...
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Florida’s prison system, the third largest in the nation, has long faced issues with contraband drugs, yet the state agency that grapples with the...
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Florida's prisons have a health care problem. The state's aging prison population and the high cost of treating inmates with debilitating diseases are...
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Florida prison officials say they’re looking to enhance the mental health treatment of inmates—particularly in the Panhandle. But, they need to hire...
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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…