FL's Aging Prisoner Problem, Florida Tax Watch, 2014 Florida’s Aging Prisoner Problem september 2014 September 9, 2014 Dear Fellow Taxpayer, Florida’s prison population is among the largest in the United States, and disproportionately large, given the state’s population. Furthermore, estimates show that the population will continue to grow much faster …
Grand Jury Presentment - Inmate Death (Walker), Charlotte County FL, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PRESENTMENT OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY GRAND JURY CONVENED MAY 27, 2015 ************************************************************-****** REGARDING THE DEATH OF MATTHEW WALKER WHILE IN THE CUSTODY …
Inmate Death Investigation (Walker) - Charlotte CI, FL DLE, 2014 Florida Department of Law Enforcement Case Nu_mber FM-37-0002 Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida lnvestigative Summary: Charlotte Correctional lnstitutfon Use of Force Incident Date: April I 1, 2014 Case Agent: Special Agent Dave Staley DECEASED INMATE: Matthew Walker Black Male Date …
Racial Disparities in FL - Safety Belt Law Enforcement, ACLU Racial Justice Program, 2016 RACIAL DISPARITIES IN FLORIDA SAFETY BELT LAW ENFORCEMENT A REPORT BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA JANUARY 2016 Racial Disparities in Florida Safety Belt Law …
Transforming FL Mental Health System, Pub Info Report, Nov, Mental Health Summit, 2007 CONSTRUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPETENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE/MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SYSTEM: Strategies for Planning, Leadership, Financing, and Service Development Honorable R. Fred Lewis Chief Justice Supreme Court of Florida Honorable Charles T. Wells Justice Supreme Court of …
Disabled by Solitude Disabilities and Supermax, UM Law Review (Demarco), 2011 \\jciprod01\productn\M\MIA\66-2\MIA202.txt unknown Seq: 1 16-DEC-11 12:43 Disabled by Solitude: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Its Impact on the Use of Supermax Solitary Confinement KATHRYN D. DEMARCO* I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . …
PLN Settles Lawsuit against Florida Jail’s Postcard-only Policy by After PLN filed suit, a South Florida federal district court granted a preliminary injunction requiring the St. Lucie County Jail (SLCJ) to keep its amended postcard-only policy in effect during the litigation, which later resulted in a settlement. PLN filed a …
Florida Jail Ends Postcard-Only Policy as Part of Settlement by David Reutter Last year, the Sheriff of Florida’s Flagler County agreed to a settlement that revoked a postcard-only policy at his jail and allowed prisoners to receive and send mail in envelopes. Jennifer Underwood’s husband was held at the Flagler …
Florida’s Department of Corrections: A Culture of Corruption, Abuse and Deaths by David Reutter Florida, with the nation’s third-largest prison system, has a long and sordid history of abusing, neglecting and even killing its prisoners. Because most state prisons are in insular rural areas, the general public, aside from those …
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 …
