Commissary and Food Service Privatization Strands Florida Prisoners in ‘Food Desert’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Much has been made of the “food desert” where America’s poorest citizens live: inner-city ghettos and rural backwaters where no grocery store is found, forcing impoverished residents—most lacking a car—to shop for …

Florida's Private Prison Industry Corporation Sues Spinoff by Florida's private prison industry corporation, Prison Rehabilitation Industries and a Diversified Enterprises (PRIDE), has sued its spinoff company to recover some of the millions spent to prop up that company. The lawsuit comes after over a year of scrutiny into PRIDE's corporate …