Florida Victims’ Rights Law Creates Confusion, Limits Time for Appeals by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A constitutional amendment passed by Florida voters in November 2018 requires that victims’ privacy must be protected, in order to prevent retaliation after the criminal (or alleged criminal) is released from prison …
Wasted Minds: Prisoners Languish in Florida Prisons with Little Access to Education by Ryan McKinnon, Josh Salman by Ryan McKinnon and Josh Salman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune / GateHouse Media Dade Correctional Institution employs one teacher for a population of 1,500 men – and just 16 prisoners have earned GED diplomas there …
HRDC v. Centurion, FL, Complaint, Public Records, 2019 Filing # 99957286 E-Filed 12/06/2019 09:11:02 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY CASE NO.: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit corporation, IMMEDIATE HEARING REQUESTED PURSUANT TO FLA. STAT. § 119.11(1) Plaintiff, vs. CENTURION …
Beaubron v. USA, FL, Complaint, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2019 Case 5:19-cv-00615-TJC-PRL Document 1 Filed 12/03/19 Page 1 of 78 PageID 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION RACHELLE BEAUBRUN, KAYLA BUCHANAN, AMANDA DIMURO, KRISTEN GODUTO, KARA GUGGINO, SARA HOEHN, APRIL JOHNSON, MAGGIE LEON, REBECCA MORA, …
ACLU v. FL Dept of Corrections, FL, Writ of Mandamus, Public Records, 2019 Filing # 99106002 E-Filed 11/19/2019 12:52:00 PM IN THE FLORIDA SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA, INC., Petitioner, Case No.: v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Respondent. / PETITION …
CGL - Health Care Study - Florida Department of Corrections, prisoner health care, 2019 Health Care Study: Florida Department of Corrections November 13, 2019 Prepared by: Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 4 Current System Overview 6 Health Care Costs 23 Alternative Service Delivery Models 33 Alternative Service Delivery …
Health Care Study: Florida Department of Corrections Health Care Study: Florida Department of Corrections November 13, 2019 Prepared by: Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 4 Current System Overview 6 Health Care Costs 23 Alternative Service Delivery Models 33 Alternative Service Delivery Models in the Florida Department of Corrections …
The Cost of Prison Censorship: Florida Taxpayers to Pay $1.2 Million in HRDC Case by On October 22, 2019, a federal district court in Tallahassee awarded almost $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a censorship lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). The suit, filed in 2011 …
Florida Supreme Court Issues Death Penalty Rulings by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The final two weeks of 2018 were extremely busy for Florida’s Supreme Court with respect to capital punishment jurisprudence. Florida codefendants Gerald Murray and Steven Taylor were convicted in separate trials for capital murder and sentenced to …
Sex Offenders Excluded from Florida Shelters During Hurricane by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter As Florida was preparing for Hurricane Dorian in August 2019, government officials told registered sex offenders to seek shelter in county jails. “It was such a traumatic experience to be incarcerated. I’m not going …
HRDC Lawsuit Proceeds Over Care Provided to Florida Prisoner Who Starved to Death by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida federal district court has denied a motion to dismiss a civil rights action claiming that Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) officials and the FDOC’s former medical services contractor, …
Prison Legal News v Inch, Florida DOC censorship case, attorney fee order, 2019 Case 4:12-cv-00239-MW-CAS Document 357 Filed 10/22/19 Page 1 of 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 4:12cv239-MW/CAS MARK S. INCH, in his official capacity …
PLN v. Inch, et al., FL, Order, censorship, 2019 Case 4:12-cv-00239-MW-CAS Document 357 Filed 10/22/19 Page 1 of 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 4:12cv239-MW/CAS MARK S. INCH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the …
PLN v. Inch, et al., FL, Order, censorship, 2019 Case 4:12-cv-00239-MW-CAS Document 357 Filed 10/22/19 Page 1 of 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 4:12cv239-MW/CAS MARK S. INCH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the …
H.C. vs. Bradshaw, FL, Order on Motion for Attorney's Fees, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2019 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WM Document 100 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/10/2019 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SO UTHERN D ISTRICT OF FLORID A CivilN o.18-cv-80810-M atthewm an H .C .,etal., FILED BY Plaintiffs, D,C. 02T …
Lawsuits Challenge Florida Law that Undermines Voting Rights Ballot Initiative by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Organizations that supported Amendment 4 – a 2018 ballot initiative to amend the Florida Constitution to restore voting rights to most people with felony convictions – have sued to block a new …
Harvard v. Inch, FL, HIPAA Qualified Protective Order, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-CAS Document 46 Filed 09/19/19 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 4:19cv212-MW/CAS MARK INCH, Secretary Florida Department of Corrections, …
Florida Pays $4.7 Million in Overcharges of Juvenile Detention by 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 …
Florida DOC Attorney Resigns After Posting Racially-Charged Comments by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) assistant general counsel Eric Giunta resigned after making “absolutely unacceptable” comments on Facebook about a video portraying systematic racism. The video was posted by Providence College assistant theology professor …
