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This post will be updated today, Tuesday, April 6, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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This post will be updated today, Thursday, April 1, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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This post will be updated today, Thursday, March 25, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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Prisons, jails and detention centers have much higher coronavirus case and fatality rates than the general public. But attitudes toward inmates mean bank tellers may get vaccinated before they do.
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The investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and Florida federal prosecutors found reasonable cause to believe “varied and disturbing reports” of sexual abuse --- including rape --- by sergeants, correctional officers and other staff at Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala.
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This post will be updated today, Tuesday, September 15, 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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State Attorney Says Remaining Inmates A Threat To Society, In Response To Calls From Advocacy GroupsThe total number of COVID-19 cases stemming from Florida’s correctional facilities is nearing 5,000. Concern about the health of inmates has led to calls for Governor Ron DeSantis, and local law enforcement authorities to release those behind bars. Community activist groups say holding people in a facility with a coronavirus outbreak could equate to a death sentence for some inmates. But law enforcement officials say the safety of community members has to be considered too.
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This post will be updated today, Wednesday, June 24, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida. WLRN staff continues…
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One of the hardest-hit facilities is in Oakdale, La. "They feel like they're sitting ducks," says Arjeane Thompson, whose boyfriend is an inmate. And staff are working overtime under the strain.
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Prisoner advocates say they have given the White House names of prisoners who may be ideal candidates for clemency. They are now waiting to see how the White House will proceed.