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In response to recent inmate deaths, the county gave over $1 million to a program that offers care, housing and transportation to people with mental health or substance abuse issues
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The sheriff's office notified Armor Correctional Health Services that it violated its contract to provide health care at the Duval jail.
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The National Commission on Correctional Health Care warned the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office three months ago that the jail's medical care was deficient.
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The contractor's troubled history is a concern as the state investigates after the death of an inmate who did not receive needed transplant meds. The company has 570 lawsuits and several inmate deaths under its watch.
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The U.S. jail population has a 55% weekly turnover rate, raising the risk of infections passing between communities, according to the study.
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The state had already anticipated a reduction in J&J allocations and was using the two-dose Moderna vaccine instead.
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Once supplies arrive, corrections officials have indicated that they have the ability to vaccinate all inmates who want a shot within 10 days.
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Florida’s prison system has had a significant increase in recent days in inmates testing positive for COVID-19, with the overall total approaching 17...
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Since the pandemic began, 3,032 corrections staff working in Florida's prisons have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Putting safety measures in place to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Department of Corrections plans to resume allowing visitors at…