A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2024
3min0
Prison guards may get a leg up from the state, assuming Gov. DeSantis doesn't veto the $1M appropriation.
Tag: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2024A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2024
2min0
Big money is coming to a growing town in North Central Florida.
Danny McAuliffeNovember 15, 2017
4min307
A significant group of lawmakers involved with Florida’s ongoing battle against opioid addiction are starting to grasp the big picture behind drug-related crimes. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice met Wednesday to discuss the criminal justice system’s role in fighting the opioid epidemic. Though likely not planned, the meeting took place shortly […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 20176min260
Florida Department of Corrections’s troubled security operations were big talkers Wednesday in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice. DOC Secretary Julie L. Jones addressed staffing patterns, contraband reduction efforts and use-of-force incidents. Major issues faced by the DOC are familiar to longtime observers, including continued staff attrition, overcrowding, increases in contraband, and a secretary confronting […]
Scott PowersMarch 29, 2017
7min417
Orlando’s embattled state Attorney Aramis Ayala accused the Florida Legislature of threatening the public safety and economic health of Central Florida by proposing budget cuts of at least $1.3 million to her office. The Florida House Judicial Appropriations Subcommittee unveiled a budget Tuesday that would cut that much from the Office of the State Attorney […]