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Lowell Correctional launches program to better support pregnant, postpartum incarcerated women
WFTV via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWomen incarcerated at Lowell Correctional Institution in Marion County who are pregnant or...
Short on staff, Florida Department of Corrections boosts employee pay and benefits
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLOWELL — "Now hiring" signs are up at Lowell Correctional Institution and the Florida Women's...
Florida will not charge corrections officer who beat woman at Lowell Correctional Institute
WFTV via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCriminal charges will not be filed against the officer who beat a woman at Lowell Correctional...
Warden ignored staff rapes of female inmates, prisoner alleges. Florida promptly promoted him
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAt Lowell Correctional Institution, where the systemic rape of female inmates by male guards has...
Guardsman, who aspires to be state corrections officer, charged with sexually abusing woman
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA member of the armed forces attending school to become a state corrections officer was arrested for...
Beating the heat behind bars: The effort to add air conditioning to Florida prisons
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFloridians use any means they can to beat the heat during the state's sweltering summers, but air...
After scorching summer, legislators chew over costs of cooling down Florida prisons
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt was a tough summer for Roger Petrocelli, an incarcerated man who is currently serving his...
'Unlivable': Amid Florida heat, advocates decry lack of air conditioning in state prisons
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen Dorothy Bing settles into bed in her Winter Haven home, comforted by air conditioning in...
Ocala courts: State won't charge ex-corrections officer trainee with sex crimes
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoState prosecutors have opted not to pursue charges against a man arrested and accused of sexually...
Fundraising campaign underway to help Marion County elementary school student go to forum
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe first several years of Shayla Reeves life has been filled with uncertainty. Shayla was born in...