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Floridas Civil Commitment Center Under Funded and Out-of-Control
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2006
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2006, page 13
Filed under:
GEO Group/Wackenhut,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Sex Offenders (Discrimination),
Whistleblowing,
Prison Rebellion,
Medication,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Prison/Common Area Searches,
Failure to Protect (General),
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death),
Mental Health,
Sex Offender Treatment,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness),
Suicides,
Civil Commitment,
State Legislation.
Location:
Florida.
Floridas Civil Commitment Center Under Funded and Out-of-Control
by David M. Reutter
When first created in 1999, Florida's Civil Commitment Center (FCCC) was hyped as a place to house sexually violent predators for protection of the public while providing sex offender treatment after completion of criminal sanctions.
Instead, FCCC …
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