BOP Dentist Gets Slap On The Wrist for Sex Abuse by Brandon Sample A federal judge has sentenced a former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) dentist to five months imprisonment, five months home confinement, and a $3,000 fine for having sex with a female prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution …
Florida: DNA Mix-Up Calls Rapist's Conviction Into Question by When the FBI informed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) that it had a recent "hit" on the DNA of convicted rapist Andrew Lingard, the FDLE realized that something was amiss, because Lingard has been in prison for the last …
$350,000 Settlement in Florida Prisoner’s Negligence Claim, Failure to Correct Dangerous Condition by The Geo Group, Inc., Florida Correctional Finance Corporation, South Bay Correctional Facilities Financing Corporation and the Florida Department of Corrections paid $35,000 to settle a prisoner’s negligence claim. The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by prisoner …
Florida Prison Food Contractors Charged With Theft by David Reutter Florida authorities have charged three people with stealing $1.5 million from the state prison system through a food procurement contract. In 2008, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) signed a contract with US Foods for the company to handle FDOC’s …
Florida Judges’ Outlandish Behavior Tarnishes Bench by David Reutter A prerequisite for holding a judgeship is maintaining an impeccable reputation of upstanding and ethical conduct in all affairs. Along the eastern shores of Florida known as the Space and Gold Coasts, the spotlight has shone upon the wayward conduct of …
Florida Allows Compensation of Wrongfully Convicted Man 25 Years after Release by David Reutter The Florida Legislature passed a bill in the closing minutes of its 2014 session that allows a man who served 21 years on a wrongful conviction to seek up to $2 million in compensation. James Richardson …
Florida Sheriff Tosses Private Health Administrator from Jail Overnight Job by David Reutter An administrator for Armor Correction Health Services, Inc., was forced out of his position by Florida’s Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. The administrator, Lewis Hays, was involved in the death of Allen Hicks, Sr. 51, who died …
Florida Juvenile Justice Agency Calls Salary for CEO of Non Profit Contractor Excessive by The Secretary of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is outraged that a nonprofit company that holds two dozen DJJ contracts pays its CEO more than $1.2 million annually. The DJJ wants more that money going …
John Doe v. Swearingen, FL, Complaint, Sex Offender Identification, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00501-RH-CAS Document 1 Filed 08/09/16 Page 1 of 57 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division _________________________________ ) JOHN DOE 1, JOHN DOE 2, JOHN ) DOE 3, JOHN DOE 4, and JOHN ) DOE 5, …
Guard’s Report of Prisoner Abuse Came with a Cost by David Reutter The confines of prison render abuse by guards a virtually impossible crime to prosecute. The few cases that come to light and successfully prosecuted occur only with video evidence or the testimony of another guard. Florida Department of …
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 …
