Deregulation of Telephone Rates in Florida Eliminates Caps on Prisoner Rates by To comply with Florida law, the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) amended its rules to remove its jurisdiction in rates of telephone services. For prisoners and their loved ones, that removes what little oversight existed on the rates …
Eleventh Circuit: Corizon Policy Led to Prisoner’s Paralysis; $1.2 Million Verdict Upheld by In a September 6, 2012 unpublished ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict that found Corizon Health, Inc., formerly Prison Health Services (PHS), had a policy or custom of refusing to send prisoners …
Eleventh Circuit: No Right to Spanish-language RDAP Program by In an April 2, 2012 unpublished per curiam ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a federal prisoner’s lawsuit seeking reinstatement of a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Spanish-language substance abuse program. The suit claimed that the BOP …
Newly Installed Florida Prison Chief Sacked by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After campaigning on a theme of reeling in wasteful spending, Rick Scott wasted no time as governor in tapping Edwin Buss as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). At the time, Buss was Indiana’s Commissioner …
Legislature’s Taking of Civil Filing Fee Portion not Unconstitutional Tax by The Florida Supreme Court ruled that legislation that requires portions of civil action filing fees deposited into the state’s general revenue fund does not constitute an unconstitutional tax on litigants. It also found the statutes at issue do not …
Meus v. FL Dept of Corrections, FL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2013 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Settlement Agreement")is made and entered this ~ day of W)ll.n;t) , 2013. by and between Power Meus, as personal representative of the Estate of Power Ed Meus, deceased and …
Underwood v. Manfre, FL, Class Action Complaint, Postcard Only Mail Policy, 2013 Case 3:13-cv-00192-UAMH-TEM Document 1 Filed 02/20/13 Page 1 of 19 PageID 1 ·FILED UN ITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 1013FEB20 AH II: 40 M IDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CLERII. US DISTRIC T cour" Jacksonville Di vision HtOOLE OISiRiCT OF …
Keys v FLDOC, FL, Amended Complaint, wrongful death negligence, 2013 Case 4:12-cv-00623-RH-CAS Document 16 Filed 02/10/13 Page 1 of 4 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JUANITA SMILEY KEYS, etc., Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 4:12cv623-RH/CAS STATE OF FLORIDA, …
Salvato v. Blair, FL, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death - Police Shooting, 2013 Case 5:12-cv-00635-WTH-PRL Document 14 Filed 01/25/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID 100 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (Ocala Division) CASE NO: 5:12-cv-635-OC-WTH-PCL VINCENT SALVATO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of JOSHUA SALVATO, for …
Dramatic Increase in Percentage of Criminal Cases Being Plea Bargained by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Over the course of the past few decades there has been a significant increase in the percentage of criminal cases being plea bargained and a corresponding decrease in cases that are taken to trial. …
Keys v. Florida DOC, Complaint, Wrongful Medical Death, 2013 Case 4:12-cv-00623-RH-CAS Document 8 Filed 01/02/13 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JUANITA SMILEY KEYS, as Personal Case No. 4:12-cv-623/RH-CAS Representative of the ESTATE OF VERMON TERRELL DONALD, on …
Florida DOC Program Targets Incarcerated Veterans by The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has implemented a program for military veterans that includes special housing and counseling services. While some see the program as providing preferential treatment, FDOC officials view it as a way to meet the special needs of incarcerated …
Florida Jail Abandons Postcard-Only Mail Policy, Pays Prisoners’ Attorney Fees by In February 2012, a Florida U.S. District Court approved a consent decree that settled a civil rights action challenging a postcard-only mail policy at the Santa Rosa County Jail (SRCJ). As a result of the settlement, prisoners are no …
Christie v. Scott, FL, Complaint, Jail Pepper Spray Death, 2012 Case 2:10-cv-00420-UA-DNF Document 248 Filed 10/16/12 Page 1 of 59 PageID 7676 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION JOYCE CHRISTIE, On Behalf of the Estate of Nicholas T. Christie, Deceased 45 Mohican Drive Girard, Ohio …
Florida: Two Men Sentenced in Prison Canteen Kickback Scheme by A federal district court in Jacksonville has sentenced two men to short prison terms after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to paying kickbacks to former Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) Secretary James V. Crosby, Jr. and former FDOC …
North Dakota Farmers Help Flush Out Escaped Florida Sex Offender by A Florida prisoner picked the wrong state when he fled from a private transport van and ran into a 310-acre corn field. “This is unique in the sense that, God bless North Dakota, we bring everybody together to solve …
Florida Death Row Prisoners Cannot Challenge Sentence Pro Se by Citing its “constitutional responsibility to ensure the death penalty is administered in a fair, consistent and reliable manner, as well as having an administrative responsibility to work to minimize the delays inherent in the post-conviction process,” the Florida Supreme Court …
Florida Town Rallies to Stop CCA Immigration Detention Facility by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Residents in a South Florida community near a proposed 1,500-bed privately-operated immigration detention center waged a successful yearlong opposition campaign that culminated in the cancellation of the project in June 2012. Corrections Corporation of …
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Florida DOC’s Ban on Pen Pal Solicitations by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) may ban all pen pal solicitations between pen pal services and Florida prisoners, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 22, 2011. The appellate decision …
Former Florida Sheriff Cleared in Theft Investigation and PHS Contract Fraud Suit by Following a two-year investigation and a jury verdict in a civil suit, a special prosecutor announced in June 2011 that criminal charges would not be forthcoming against Bill Balkwill, former sheriff of Sarasota County, Florida. The jury …
