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Four Democratic legislators called for the removal of some upper-level administrators and for mental-health evaluations of staff at Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, which was the focus of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and Florida federal prosecutors.
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The analysts, in a report posted online Monday, said the prison system had 82,027 inmates at the end of October and that the number is projected to go as low as 80,792 at the end of November. The number of inmates is forecast to be at 82,116 in June, the end of the state’s fiscal year.
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This post will be updated today, Monday, Nov. 23, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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Florida’s prison system has had a significant increase in recent days in inmates testing positive for COVID-19, with the overall total approaching 17...
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This post will be updated today, Monday, September 28, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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The Florida Department of Corrections plans to resume allowing visitors at state prisons on Oct. 2.
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This post will be updated today, Wednesday, Aug. 26, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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As the numbers of COVID-19 deaths and infections in prisons soar, workers, inmates and their loved ones continue to plead for help from the state.
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This post will be updated today, Friday, August 14, and through the weekend with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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At least 11 inmates at a South Florida correctional facility have died of COVID-19, as the death toll in the state prison system continues to climb. A…
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Inmate Deaths Reported In Eight Florida PrisonsThe Florida Department of Health on Wednesday said a dozen inmates died from complications of COVID-19 at eight prisons within the past week.Dade…