Blake DowlingMay 11, 2019
8min445
We must consider a balancing act: prisoner safety vs. prisoner rights.
Tag: Prison
Blake DowlingMay 11, 2019
Scott PowersMarch 19, 2019
4min294
'We should do everything we can to protect the dignity of women.'
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 14, 20195min832
The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) released its 2018 analysis last week of Florida sentencing laws and the effects on prison population. The report, commissioned internally by the Florida Legislature in its 2018 General Appropriations Act, makes several recommendations for reducing the state’s criminal justice costs by reducing prison population. The […]
Staff ReportsApril 13, 20182min282
A former correctional officer in the state prison system will serve federal prison time after he beat up an inmate in his office, then tried to cover it up, officials said Friday. Michael J. Baxter, 49, of Grand Ridge, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Panama City to 5 years in prison, according to a […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 27, 2017
2min258
Carla Wiley, the CEO of the phony charity One Door for Education that Corrine Brown used as a slush fund, asked Tuesday for a delay in her reporting to prison. Wiley was set to report no sooner than January 8; she would like to delay that to February 8. Wiley is both settling her own affairs, via […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 19, 2017
2min309
Longevity runs in Corrine Brown‘s family, and that seems to be part of the calculus of a federal lien against the congresswoman-turned-felon. A lien notice totaling $664,292 was filed this weekend. There is good news, however; 20 years after the date of filing (December 2037), Brown is freed of the obligation. Corrine Brown was found guilty […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 20172min323
A bill filed Wednesday by State Rep. Kimberly Daniels, a Jacksonville Democrat, would allow legislators more latitude in taking people with them to prison. HB 453 would amend current statute, allowing members of the Legislature to be “accompanied on a visit by another elected official, an ordained minister, or a member of the legislator’s staff.” While […]
Phil AmmannOctober 13, 2016
2min1007
GEO Group, the Boca Raton-based private prison corporation, recently hired three lobbying firms in Washington D.C. POLITICO Influence reports that this month, GEO brought on David Olander of Capitol Counsel for real estate investment trust tax issues; David Stewart and Ryan Robichaux of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings — former aides to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions — to […]
Larry GriffinSeptember 28, 2016
4min908
The Florida Department of Corrections came under fire earlier this week when Bridges of America, who partner with them to help inmates rehabilitate into the world, accused them of trying to shut down their off-site transition center on Mercy Drive. But according to the FDOC, the Bridges of America’s alarm, while rooted in good intent, […]
Gary FineoutMarch 11, 2016
4min399
The Florida Legislature is expected on Friday to approve a more than $82.3 billion budget for 2016-17 that is roughly 5 percent larger than this year’s budget. Here are a few key items you should know about: – EDUCATION: The new budget increases day-to-day public school spending by $458 million, which translates into a 1 […]