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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...
Keep key addiction recovery reform to hold treatment providers accountable | Editorial
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCorrection: An earlier version incorrectly stated that Florida Department of Children & Families...
Florida prison guards accused of killing Miami inmate while in state custody
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFour Florida corrections officers were arrested for murder in connection with the death of an inmate...
Florida Dept. of Corrections wants 12% budget hike, to increase prison employee pay again
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTALLAHASSEE — Florida’s top prison official is calling for lawmakers to raise pay for state prison employees. During a presentation of the Florida Department of Corrections’ budget request for ...
'Unlivable': Amid Florida heat, advocates decry lack of air conditioning in state prisons
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen Dorothy Bing settles into bed in her Winter Haven home, comforted by air conditioning in...
Florida's crumbling prisons need work — but air-conditioning may be too much for some
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTALLAHASSEE – Florida's long-troubled prison system – the nation’s third largest – demands between...
Need a job? Florida’s state government has plenty available — too many, in fact
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhile Gov. Ron DeSantis tours the country asking voters to look to Florida as proof of his...
Florida prison system ‘unsustainable’ without billions in upgrades, auditor says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFlorida’s prison system is “unsustainable” in the long run without infusing billions of dollars into...
Florida may never free this prisoner, but court says one of his freedoms must be restored
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months ago“This opinion makes clear that prisoners’ substantive religious rights ... matter, and the state...
Florida will soon be able to import prescription drugs from Canada. What to know
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFlorida is the first state to be given the OK by federal regulators to import certain prescription...