jails

With many U.S. prisons on lockdown amid the pandemic, keeping prisoners in their cells has emerged as a way to stop viral spread. Advocates worry that will increase the use of solitary confinement.

State officials say they are implementing measures to prevent suicides after two inmates were recently found hanging in their cells.The Daytona Beach…

Osceola County commissioners approved a five-year contract with a private health care company for county jail inmates, the Orlando Sentinel reports.The…