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Fplp Mar Apr 2005

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Fplp Mar Apr 2005 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers ectives 11 ISS E2 ISSN# 1091-8094 u.s. SU]pll'eme Comt State lPriooners May Challenge Coostitmiownlity of State Parole Procedm'es lUndeIr42U.S.C. 1983 by Bob Posey WASHINGTON-The U. S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on March 7, 2005, that state prisoners can file federal civil rights …

Fplp Mar Apr 2007

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Fplp Mar Apr 2007 ~~ --- - -------- ----- - FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL PERSPECTIVES . : . ',;' ;:.".. . ." Prisoner Beaten and Choked; Guards and Officials Fired, Resigned and Reassigned; Death Threats Reportedly Made to Whistle blowing Officer F our guards at the Southwest Florida Hendry Correctional Institution …

Fplp Mar Apr 2006

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Fplp Mar Apr 2006 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL Pers Jectives ISSN# 1091-8094 VOLUME 12. ISSUE 2 IFIID(D)(C C $ JrJr UllllDtil $1Dl JP> Jr lID 1b><e § , <e@lDltillDlnn<e~ N<ew §<e~Ir<et&JrY CJr&~Ik§ W@.WIID <Q)nn lElDDlllDllllDy<e<e§ <enlUl1b>§ . f what occurred recently is a indication of Ipicked what will continue, Gov. Jeb …

Fplp Jul Aug 1999

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Fplp Jul Aug 1999 REPORT REVIEW Maill/aillillg Family COli/act Wlrell A Family Member Goes to Prisoll All Examillatioll ofState Policies 011 Mail, Visitillg, alld Teleplrolle Access (A Report By Tire) Florida House ofRepreselltatives, Justice Coullcil, Committee 011 Correctiolls Review by Teresa Burtis Dllrlng the last ha/fa! /998 and Ihe first …

Fplp May Jun 1999

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Fplp May Jun 1999 WOMEN PRI~ONER~ VICTIM~ OF VIOLENT ABU~E According 10 a repor1 released by Amnesty International during March, women in U.S. prisons arc being subjected to a "shocking array" of abuses that include rape, sexual harassment and uad- ing sexual (",ors for pri\ ileges. Using public records and …

Fplp May Jun 2008

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Fplp May Jun 2008 FLORIDA PRISON ,LEGAL ~-:'ers 1ectives . . " ISSN# 1091-8094 . VOLUME 14 ISSUE 3 MAY/JUNE 2008 '- Florida' Parole CommissionJ nst Keeps on Going" and Going 842. The title of that bill indicated that it would relate to the FPC. However, as that bill was …

Fplp May Jun 2005

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Fplp May Jun 2005 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers~ ectives VOLUME 11 ISSUE 3 ISSN# 1091-8094 - FlLOmDAlPAlROlLIB Examimimg Aspects of Five-Year Setoffs concerning parole hearing setoffs that may provide viable grounds to challenge improperly imposed fiv~year setoffs. Setofl'TimeUne by Bob Posey ncreasingly, Florida's parolo-eligible prisoners I are being considered for …

Fplp May Jun 2006

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Fplp May Jun 2006 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers----- ectives ISSN# 1091·8094 VOLUME 12 ISSUE 3 FPC Escaped Abolishment, What Happened and Why? by Sherri Johnson B Oth last year and this year bills were introduced in the Florida Legislature that would have abolished the Florida Parole Commission (FPC) and distributed …

Fplp Nov Dec 1998

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Fplp Nov Dec 1998 , . ~ . ~ . _." ... - - ' . , TAXPAYER'~BURDENINCREA~EnBYOLDERPRl~ONE~ 'administrators fearthei:C' is no end 'in While Florida has not kept a tab on Florida's population is'getting older. sight as politicians cQntinue·using crime exactly what percentage of its. medical and this is …

Fplp Nov Dec 1999

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Fplp Nov Dec 1999 FDOC HAZARDOUS TO PRISONERS HEALTH By Mark Shenvood and Bob Posey • Thirty percent of the 129 doctors who provide medical care to prison· ers incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) have marks on their records ranging from malpractice to fraud. The FDOC rarely …

Fplp Mar Apr 2000

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Fplp Mar Apr 2000 Florida Prison Legal VOLUM.E 6, iSSUE 2 ISSN# I091-8094 MARCH-APRIL 2000 MURDER CHARGED, BUT CONVICTION IN DOUBT It was Feb. 2, and the breaking evening news at 5 o'clock was thai two Florida SI3te Prison (FSP) guards had been arrested and charged in the bealing death …

Fplp Sep Oct 2004

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Fplp Sep Oct 2004 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers~ VOLUME 10 ISSUE 5 ectives ISSN# 1091-8094 The Show Must Go On: Florida Prisoners Lose Important Case by Oscar Hanson ?re than 30 years ago, Florida prisoners challenged M federal court the adequacy of prison law libraries pursuant to federal constitutional law. …

Fplp Sep Oct 2003

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Fplp Sep Oct 2003 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers ectives • ISSNfI 1091-8094 VOLUME 9. ISSUE 5 Lockup Hotel:' , Florida's.Growing Prison Complex by Oscar ijanson All the hype about prison overcrowding and early release for Florida's prisoners has been smothered by a recently passed stale budget that e8nnarks funding for …

Fplp Jan Feb 2002

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Fplp Jan Feb 2002 / FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers ectives VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1 PARENTSIN PRISON -PARTONE- by Linda Hanson I f.YOU are a parent in prison you probably have many questions and concerns about your children and about your legal rights as a parent. Your children may be with …

Fplp Jan Feb 2004

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Fplp Jan Feb 2004 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers ectives VOLUME 10 ISSN# 1091-8094 • ISSUE I' A CALL FOR ACTION Your Help is Needed Now .to Reduce Prison Phone Rates by Bob and Teresa Burns Posey , During the past year Florida Prisoners' Legal Aid Organization (FPLAO) has escalated its …

Fplp Jan Feb 2005

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Fplp Jan Feb 2005 'FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL' ers ectives VOLUME 11 ISSUE 1 ISSN# 1091-8094 <C<ID1Jllrr1t (Q)lkany~ ITrm.mmao:(l:<e .A..~~<ID1Jllrm.'(1: IP=>:Ir<ID~<e~~:finn~ JF'<e<e~ by Bob Posey TALLAHASSEE -:On Dec. 21, 2004, Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Nikki Ann Clark ruled that the Florida Department of Corrections can charge Florida's 80,000 state prisoners …

Fplp Jan Feb 2007

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Fplp Jan Feb 2007 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers ectives ISSN# 1091-8094 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 1 Florida Ex-:Offender Task Force Says Change is Needed uietly, almost under the radar, for the past two years a Qtask force put together by former Gov. Jeb Bush has been examining why so many people …

Fplp Jan Feb 2008

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Fplp Jan Feb 2008 FLORIDA PRISON LEGAL ers 'ectives VOLUME 14 ISSUE 1 ISSN# 1091-8094 JAN/FEB 2008 oaths, dress codes and mandatory fitness requirements for FDOC's 28,000 employees. He repeatedly, clashed with a prison culture that is deeply entrenched with corruption. Yet, he made significant strides in cleaning the system …

Fplp Jan Feb 2009

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Fplp Jan Feb 2009 FLORIDA PIUSON LEGAL ers ectives lSSN# 1091-8094 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 1 JAN/FEB 2009 constitutionality at the Safe Streets I.nitiative of 1994 (hereinafter "The Act"). The .Act amended section 944.275. Florida Statutes by Melvin Perez (1993). to restrict the. awarding of basic gain time to only those …

Fplp Jan Feb 2000

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Fplp Jan Feb 2000 Florida Prison Legal ISSN# I091-8094 VOLUME 6,ISSUE I JANUARV-FEBRUARV 2000 LEGISLATORS COMPLAIN ABOUT FDOC When Michael Moore came from Carolinn 10 take over as the secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections he broughl Michael Wolfe with him to serve as his deputy secretary. Since Moore …