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Few Felons Regain Right to Vote in Florida
Felon Joseph Clark, 52, displays the document awarded to him after his civil rights were restored by the Board of Executive Clemency Thursday, June 28. Clark traveled from Arizona to Tallahassee, Fla.,...
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Miami Herald: Allegations Of Abuse Of Mentally-Ill In Florida Prison
Former employees of Dade Correctional Institution in Homestead say mentally ill are being abused and mistreated. (Photo by Lonny Paul) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting A new...
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Human Rights Groups Call For Federal Investigation Into Scalding Death At...
Advocates want answers surrounding scalding death at Dade Correctional Institution in Homestead. (Photo by Lonny Paul) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting A coalition of human...
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Inmate’s Gassing Death Latest In Complaints Against Florida Prisons
Investigators launch another round of complaints against Florida’s Department of Corrections. (Photo by Thomas Hawk /Creative Commons) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting...
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Miami Herald Reporting Prompts Policy Changes In Florida Prisons
Florida’s prison chief says he’s implementing system-wide reforms following the death of Darren Rainey. (Photo by Lonny Paul) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting After months of...
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More Florida Prison Guard Suspensions
Two Florida prison guards suspended as the state struggles with allegations of inmate abuse. (Photo by Kate Ter Haar/ Creative Commons) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting As the...
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Governor’s Inspector General Didn’t Act When Alerted To Prison Issues
Gov. Rick Scott’s inspector general was warned of cover-ups and abuse in the state’s prisons and did not act. (Photo via Thomas Hawk/ Creative Commons) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative...
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State Agency Loses Almost Two Years Worth Of Public Records
Florida’s Department of Corrections destroyed nearly two years of emails during hardware maintenance. (Photo via Zachary Korb/Creative Commons) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative...
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Weeks After Election, Gov. Rick Scott And State Agency Start Turning Over...
The Florida Department of Corrections released two internal investigations after Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election. (Photo by Sara Brockman via FLGov.com) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative...
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Feds Might Investigate Florida’s Prisons
The U.S. Justice Department announced it might look in to deaths and rights violations in Florida’s prison system. (Via Creative Commons) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting...
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State Lawmakers Weigh Possible Prison Reform
A Florida Senate panel begins looking into possible prison reform. (Photo by Lonny Paul.) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Ahead of this year’s Legislative session state...
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Inmate Murder Trial Delayed After Miami Herald Report Raises Questions
Picture of Ricky Martin’s autopsy. Martin was killed by his cellmate under suspicious circumstances, the Miami Herald reports. By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting The trial of a...
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Florida Inmates Are Caught In Political Crosshairs
Issues surround the state’s prison system and the the agency’s in charge of overseeing them. (Photo by Yossi G via Creative Commons) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting After the...
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DOC Official: State Employee Job Cuts Are Part Of Prison Problems
Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature’s massive state employee cuts are part of the struggles facing the state’s troubled prison system, the new head of the state’s corrections agency said this...
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Gov. Rick Scott Wants To Cut More State Jobs
Gov. Rick Scott wants to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the state’s already lean workforce. (Photo by Nathan Edwards via FLGov.com) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting The state’s...
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Whistleblowers Pushback Against New DOC Gag Order
Following whistleblower lawsuits alleging abuse and corruption in Florida prisons, the state’s corrections chief imposes a gag order.(Photo by Lonny Paul) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for...
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State Lawmakers Weigh Possible Prison Reform
A Florida Senate panel begins looking into possible prison reform. (Photo by Lonny Paul.) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Ahead of this year’s Legislative session state...
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Inmate Murder Trial Delayed After Miami Herald Report Raises Questions
Picture of Ricky Martin’s autopsy. Martin was killed by his cellmate under suspicious circumstances, the Miami Herald reports. By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting The trial of a...
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Florida Inmates Are Caught In Political Crosshairs
Issues surround the state’s prison system and the the agency’s in charge of overseeing them. (Photo by Yossi G via Creative Commons) By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting After the...
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DOC Official: State Employee Job Cuts Are Part Of Prison Problems
Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature’s massive state employee cuts are part of the struggles facing the state’s troubled prison system, the new head of the state’s corrections agency said this...
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