Drew WilsonFebruary 13, 2019
6min792
“There’s a ‘graying’ of our population."
Tag: Department of Corrections
Drew WilsonFebruary 13, 2019
Peter SchorschJanuary 3, 2019
3min791
Mark Inch, former director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, has been named Secretary of the Department of Corrections, according to the transition team of Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nuñez. The transition announced the move, first reported by Florida Politics, on Thursday. Inch, a retired U.S. Army major general, served briefly as federal […]
Staff ReportsAugust 23, 2018
5min421
A federal judge in Tallahassee has ruled in favor of a transgender inmate who sued the Department of Corrections two years ago for denying her “hormone therapy and other medically necessary treatment.” Reiyn Keohane is currently incarcerated at the Walton Correctional Institution, according to a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, which represented her. […]
Staff ReportsJuly 22, 20184min1871
A fetish video producer imprisoned for exploiting homeless people will soon be released from prison. Jeffrey Williams, owner of J.P. Productions and the force behind kink website SheFights.net, made national headlines when videos of scantily clad women beating “hobos” outraged advocates for the homeless and mentally ill. The videos were made in Tampa Bay, many in […]
Jim RosicaJune 8, 2018
5min1011
A Jacksonville man’s sentence on drug possession charges was struck down by an appellate court Friday because of the state’s “911 Good Samaritan Act.” A unanimous three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal reversed Thomas John Pope‘s 15-month sentence on possession of heroin and marijuana charges. Pope, 26, already was released from minimum custody this […]
Ana CeballosNovember 30, 2017
2min292
While the state has paid $11 million to settle sexual harassment workplace disputes over 30 years, records released Thursday show it also settled nearly a dozen cases that resulted in a zero-dollar payout. Florida Politics requested documents from the state Department of Financial Services, which list 11 state workers — both men and women — […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 29, 2017
4min546
O.J. Simpson won’t return to Florida if Pam Bondi has any sway over his homecoming. The state’s Republican attorney general sent a 2-1/2 page letter to Corrections Secretary Julie Jones on Friday, saying she objected to Simpson’s return on behalf of the state. He previously lived in Kendall, Miami-Dade County. Simpson’s lawyer also Friday said the […]
Staff ReportsApril 21, 2017
8min510
Wexford Health Sources is striking back at the Department of Corrections for canceling its contract to provide health care services at the state’s prisons. In a lengthy press release, the Pittsburgh-based private health care provider took issue with the department’s criticism of its performance: Wexford Health Sources disagrees with the assessment of the Correctional Medical Authority […]
Michael MolineFebruary 15, 20174min306
State attorneys and public defenders face off in court, but they agreed on one thing during a meeting Wednesday of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice: Their staff attorneys need pay raises. Trouble is, committee chairman Aaron Bean isn’t convinced there’ll be enough money to pay for that, as much as he sympathizes. […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 30, 2017
4min244
Gov. Rick Scott is looking to give Florida corrections officers a pay raise, including $38 million for the state’s prison system in his proposed budget. Mary Ellen Klas of the Miami Herald reports that the increase, part of the budget Scott will announce Tuesday, is for “officers up to and including the rank of captain.” […]