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Lawsuit alleges toxic exposure at prison in Fla.
Last December, I was taking a ride to Panama City and stopped off in Jefferson and Jackson counties and discovered that there was a Federal Correctional Institution called Marianna and so decided to see what it was like or what … Continue reading
Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes
It is beginning to look as if what was only the tip of the ice berg is starting to manifest itself in a big way. However, my sense is that shortly it will find expression in child abuse as well … Continue reading
Wongful convictions
This is a double edge sword because being falsely convicted does not always mean innocent. However, we also know that convictions are the bread and butter of the criminal justice community. We also know that at both the federal, state … Continue reading
A r r e s t e e D r u g A b u s e M o n i t o r i n g P r o g r a m
Me thinks that everyone is mixing up relationship with causality. The report is good in that the data is there on the relationship between drugs and crime. However, it does not touch of the bedrock issue of which drug use … Continue reading
Posted in Addictions, Politics, Prison and Jails, The Problem
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FCAT writing scores plummet
The average educational level of those that go to prison is about the 6th grade. That is too low to even be considered for GED programs. The state of Florida ranks at the bottom of the nation both for money spent … Continue reading
Incarceration gold rush
Don’t think I have ever seen a better description of the politics behind the growth of prisons than in this article. You could change Louisiana for Florida and have all the same dynamics at play. Don’t believe it. Then do … Continue reading
Sheriff’s Office beefs up security for evidence room
You can argue the this and that of the evidence room. We know that money was stolen out of it and it was only found out because the Chief of Police for a small town in the county of Alachua … Continue reading
Corrections officer arrested on ID and credit card fraud charges
Time and time again, I have heard of family members doing identity theft on members of their families in prison. This is especially true of those in state prison and the family would file on them for a tax rebate … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Prison and Jails, Re-entry, The Problem
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2 jail supervisors disciplined, another quits
There are many thanks that could be said about the running of a jail and a 317 page investigation says a lot. However, this is not a one time affair. “…The case is the latest in recent years involving jail … Continue reading
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Anatomy of an American Execution
This is a relatively straight forward article of an execution in the US. The video that goes with the article is well done. Don’t know that I care to add anything to it. Anatomy of an American Execution
Posted in Politics, Prison and Jails, The Problem, Vigilante Justice
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