inmates

Local / State

Bill Making It Illegal For County Jail Inmates To Have Cell Phones Draws Concerns

Sascha Cordner

Should inmates be criminally charged when cell phones are found on their person? In Florida prisons, that can occur. But, in county jails, not so much....
Courts / Law

Pasco Inmates Get Tablet Access For Education, Mental Health

Daylina Miller

In the veterans and faith-based pod at the Land O’ Lakes Detention Center, inmate and Army veteran Christopher Murgatroyd, 31, scrolls through the Kahn…
Local / State

Gov. Scott Signs Bill Into Law Aimed At Helping Florida Inmates

Sascha Cordner

Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law meant to help Florida’s inmates.
Health News Florida

Florida Prisons Plan To Hire More Than 4,000 People

Associated Press

Florida's prison agency says it is planning to hire more than 4,000 new correctional officers in the next 15 months.

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