Miller Applies Retroactively in Florida by In a unanimous decision, the Florida Supreme Court held that the ruling in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012), which “forbids a sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile offenders,” is entitled to retroactive application. Before …
Florida Woman Awarded $75,000 for Excessive Force by Deputy by A Florida federal jury awarded $75,000 to a woman in a civil rights action alleging Palm Beach County Sheriffs’ Deputy Michael Woodside falsely arrested, used excessive force and violated the First Amendment rights of plaintiff. Woodside responded to call that …
Florida City Cannot be forced to Provide CCA with Water Utility Services by A Florida Circuit Court held the City of Pembroke Pines did not waive its right to deny water to a Correction Corporation of America (CCA) facility. CCA bought a plot of land in 1988 in hopes of …
Failure to Provide Hearing Aid Batteries is Deliberate Indifference to Serious Medical Need by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a prisoner who suffers from substantial hearing loss that may be remediated by a hearing aid may state claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need if prison …
Florida Cancels Youth Prison Contract Due to Abusive Atmosphere by David Reutter The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) cancelled the contract for a residential youth program run by Youth Services International (YSI). DJJ defaulted on the contract for the Santa Rosa Substance Abuse Treatment Center because the facility’s staff …
Woman Dies during 1,000 Mile Private Prisoner Transport Trip by David Reutter The death of a woman on a private transport van raised a much needed spotlight on the private prisoner transport industry. The 54-year-old woman was found slumped over in the back of the Prisoner Transportation Services of America …
Suit Charges Florida Detainee Died of Neglect by David Reutter The estate of a pretrial detainee who was “neglected to death” sued Florida’s Broward County Jail (BCJ) and its medical contractor, Armor Correctional Health Services (Armor). In other BCJ news, a guard was acquitted of assaulting a pretrial detainee. Upon …
Florida Sheriff Faces Contempt Proceedings for Furlough Program by David Reutter The State Attorney for Florida’s Gadsden County has petitioned a state court to hold the sheriff in contempt for allowing prisoners an eight hour furlough without court approval. “The inmates involved were supposed to have been held on bond …
Florida Community Posts Sexual Predator Warning Signs Outside Homes by David Reutter One Florida community has initiated the newest indignity against sex offenders: the placement of signs outside homes warning an occupant is a sexual predator. The move is one another community is hoping to make law. In April 2013, …
Broward Transitional Center - A 'Model' for Civil Detention, AIJ, 2013 BTC Report 3-15-13 – final draft Broward Transitional Center: A ‘Model’ for Civil Detention Americans for Immigrant Justice March 2013 pg. 1 Broward Transitional Center: A ‘Model’ for Civil Detention By Susana Barciela and Cheryl Little With the indispensable …
Broward County Jail Conditions Subject to Consent Decree by The Broward County Sheriff entered into a consent Decree to settle a class action lawsuit challenging the conditions at the County’s jails. The suit, filed in 1976, resulted in the federal district court overseeing the litigation to determine the conditions of …
BOP Pays $340,000 in SHU Cellmate Assault by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to a $340,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who was assaulted upon being moved into a Special Housing Unit (SHU) cell. Prisoner Brendan Reilly was incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, now …
$131,000 Verdict for Florida Man Bitten by K-9 Dog by A Florida State Jury awarded $131,250.08 to a man who was attacked by a K-9 chasing a suspect. As he was assisting a friend on June 4, 2010, to cut his grass, a City of St. Petersburg police dog that …
D'Amico v. Montoya, FL, Request for Preliminary Injunction, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00127-MW-CAS Document 111 Filed 07/28/16 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION STEVEN F. D'AMICO, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 4:15cv127-MW/CAS DR. VERNON MONTOYA, DR. A. BUCARELLI, DR. ALFONSO MARTINEZ, …
DÁmico v. Montoya, FL, Report and Recommendation, Medical Negligence, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00127-MW-CAS Document 111 Filed 07/28/16 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION STEVEN F. D'AMICO, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 4:15cv127-MW/CAS DR. VERNON MONTOYA, DR. A. BUCARELLI, DR. ALFONSO …
FL DOC Department and Policy Review, Florida Law and Order Transition Team, 2010 Governor-Elect Rick Scott Law and Order Transition Team DEPARTMENT AND POLICY REVIEW Florida Department of Corrections Executive Summary, Review and Report Henree Martin Linda Mills Robert Woody Paula Hoisington List of Exhibits 1. Proposed DOC Organizational Chart …
Carr v. USA, FL, Complaint, Negligent Inadequate Healthcare, undated UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION RANDY CARR, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. COMPLAINT DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Plaintiff, RANDY CARR, …
Plascencia v. Public Health Trust,FA, Amended Complaint, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-23033-XXXX Document 1-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/13/2016 Page 1 of 83 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11 'h JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION Case No: 2014-32220 CA 21 PASCUAL DIAZ- PLASCENCIA, Plaintiff, VS. PUBLIC …
Florida Courthouse Employees Commit Crimes with “Alarming Regularity” by A local news station reported on March 29, 2016 that Joseph Safonte, 72, was placed on desk duty after becoming the target of an internal investigation into the theft of items from the lost and found at the courthouse in Broward …
Multiple Suicides at Florida Jail a Cause for Concern by David Reutter Suicide is the leading cause of death among jail detainees according to an August 2015 report by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. While 80% of jails in the U.S. reported no deaths in 2013, six percent reported …
