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Florida Pays $4.7 Million in Overcharges of Juvenile Detention

Florida’s Polk County received a $4.7 million settlement from the state in a lawsuit alleging the Florida Department of Justice (DJJ) overcharged counties between 2009 and 2012 for housing juvenile offenders.

Polk County joined nine other counties in 2014 in a lawsuit against the state.

Only Polk and Seminole counties ...

 

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