Jacob OglesFebruary 28, 2024
4min0
Florida has offered bonuses and raises to corrections officers, but only those directly employed by the state.
Tag: private prisons
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Most will go to bonus programs at high-vacancy facilities.
Associated PressJanuary 27, 2021
9min981
GEO Group calls Biden order 'solution in search of a problem.'
Scott PowersMay 31, 2018
7min420
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is rolling out her criminal justice reform platform to include reduced sentencing for non-violent offenders, decriminalization of minor marijuana possession, tighter rules for charging juveniles as adults, and a new level of review for death penalty prosecutions. In a news release issued by her campaign Thursday, Graham contended that Florida […]
Associated PressFebruary 23, 2017
3min244
Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled Thursday his strong support for the federal government’s continued use of private prisons, reversing an Obama administration directive to phase out their use. Stocks of major private prison companies rose at the news. Sessions issued a memo replacing one issued last August by Sally Yates, the deputy attorney general at […]
Joe HendersonAugust 26, 20165min163
A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice earned a headline or two, but quickly got lost in the chatter over Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s, well, everything. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates announced a plan for “reducing — and ultimately ending — our use of privately operated prisons.” She noted, “time has shown […]
Ryan RayMarch 12, 2015
2min183
As reported this week in Florida Politics, Pete Antonacci — former general counsel for Gov. Rick Scott — is back in the influence business at his former firm GrayRobinson. Last week, Antonacci’s roster of clients were relatively inoffensive, but not so as of Thursday with the registration of his fourth client. Antonacci has signed up private prison giant Corizon, a company […]