Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons? by Laura Cepero Florida’s prisons have become notorious for their abuse and neglect of the people in their care. Now, as per an agreement between the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) and Disability Rights Florida, the state will be overhauling …
Supreme Court Sets Aside Florida’s Death Penalty Sentencing Procedure by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, has ruled that Florida’s system of allowing juries to make death penalty recommendations that judges may or may not follow is unconstitutional. According to Justice Sonia Sotomayer, the “jury’s recommendation …
From the Editor by Paul Wright For the past 26 years PLN has reported on conditions within the Florida Department of Corrections that have generally ranged from horrible to abysmal in a system long characterized by medical neglect, brutality, corruption and murder by prison officials, and long-time indifference or outright …
FDOC and Centurion Contract -Feb. 2016 CONTRACT #C2869 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC This Contract is between the Florida Department of Corrections ("Department") and Centurion of Florida, LLC ("Contractor") which are the parties hereto. WITNESSETH Whereas, the Department is responsible for the inmates …
R.W. v. Kiser Jr., FL, Complaint, Inmate Assault, 2016 Case 5:16-cv-00045-WTH-PRL Document 1 Filed 01/27/16 Page 1 of 17 PageID 38 FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2016 JAN27 AMIf: 53 MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CLERK. USDISTRICT COURT OCALA DIVISION HIDOLE DISTRICT OFFL OCALAFLUi~!OA R.W., Plaintiff, V. BRUCE A. KISER JR., …
Disability Rights Florida v. Jones, FL, Complaint, Disability Rights, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00047-WS-CAS Document 1 Filed 01/26/16 Page 1 of 123 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, INC., Plaintiff, v. Case No. JULIE JONES, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Florida Department …
DRF v. Julie Jones, FL, Complaint, interpreters hearing aid disabled deaf prisoners, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00047-WS-CAS Document 1 Filed 01/26/16 Page 1 of 123 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, INC., Plaintiff, v. Case No. JULIE JONES, in her official capacity as Secretary of …
PLN’s Florida Censorship Suit Passes Summary Judgment Stage by David Reutter Florida Northern District federal court denied the cross-motions for summary judgment in PLN’s lawsuit challenging the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) impoundment and rejection of PLN based upon ad content. The current suit is not the first round of …
Threat of Lawsuit Pushes Florida to Allow Circumcision of Jewish Prisoners by David Reutter With the help from students at the Stanford Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic, Pablo Manuel Diaz, 37, became the first Florida prisoner to be circumcised while incarcerated. Diaz who is serving a life sentence at Blackwater …
Court Orders Oversight of Florida Prisoner Kosher Meal Program by David Reutter In ordering the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) to provide prisoners with kosher meals, the federal district court overseeing the litigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) overruled FDOC”s objection to giving DOJ oversight authority into …
Florida Murder Suspect’s Confession Suppressed; TV Show Video also Barred by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the suppression of a murder case defendant’s statement due to a Miranda violation. The constitutional violation occurred as detectives were “shadowed” by a crew from the television show The First 48. The …
Florida Woman’s False Arrest Results in $200,000 Jury Verdict by Florida’s Palm Beach County Sheriff paid $200,000 to satisfy a verdict in a lawsuit stemming from a woman being falsely accused of burglary and credit card fraud. After several cars were burglarized in August 2011, the owners reported their credit …
JPay v. Kobel, FL, Def. Notice of Removal - Arbitration Demand re Unlawful Conduct - Money Transfer (2016) Case 1:16-cv-20121-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/08/2016 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION JPAY, INC., A Delaware Corporation, …
Polk County Florida Juvenile Prison Conditions Corizon Treatment Held Constitutional by On March 15, 2012, suit was brought against Grady Judd, Sheriff of Polk County, Florida and the jail’s health care provider Corizon Health Inc. for violating the constitutional rights of its juvenile prisoners. Plaintiffs filed for class certification, temporary …
Copeland v. Jones, FL, Unsworn Declaration, Failure to Treat Hernias, 2015 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 25-1 Filed 12/24/15 Page 1 of 53 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division TRACY COPELAND, AMADO PARRA, and ARCHIE GREEN, individually and on behalf of a Class of persons similarly situated, ) …
Daniels v. Reddish et al, FL, Plf Res to Def MTD, transfer guard brutality inmate retaliation, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION RONNIE DANIELS, Case No. 3:15-cv-719-J-34MCR Daniels, v. BARRY REDDISH, MARK TAYLOR, HERBERT McCLOUD, CASEY CLARK, WILLIAM BENNETT, JAY GROVES, …
Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Ordinance Unsuccessfully Challenged by David Reutter Miami-Dade Sex Offender Residency Ordinance Unsuccessfully Challenged by David M. Reutter The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently challenged the constitutionality of a Miami-Dade County, Florida ordinance that, according to the organization, forces sex offenders on probation into homelessness by …
Murphy et al v. City of Key West, FL, Deposition - Lee, police policy, 2015 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION CASE NO.: 4:15-CV-10044-JEM MARTY MURPHY, as Guardian for MATTHEW SHAUN MURPHY, and MARIE K. ANNULYSSE, as natural Parent of …
Florida Woman States Claim Against Man Running “Mug Shot” Websites for Advertising and Profit by Florida Woman States Claim Against Man Running “Mug Shot” Websites for Advertising and Profit The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss Shannon Bilotta’s suit in …
State Prison Systems Privatizing Prisoner Accounts for Commissions by State Prison Systems Privatizing Prisoner Accounts for Commissions by David M. Reutter Three state prison systems have relinquished control of their prisoner trust accounts to a private company. The contracts provide for fees on deposits and “commissions” on each transaction for …
