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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
What happens when the looter is the government?
Don’t think I have ever seen a better written article that appeared in the Gainesville Sun today as written by George Will on the subject of Civil Forfieture. It is indeed a hotly contested subject whose sides are clearly drawn. … 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
THIS IS A CRISIS: WITHOUT PRISON REFORM, THE VERY FABRIC OF OUR NATION IS AT RISK
The title comes from an op-ed article by Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia. He goes on to say: “… –We find ourselves as a nation in the midst of a profound, deeply corrosive crisis that we have largely been ignoring … Continue reading
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Lake City mourns stabbing death of prison sergeant
There is a sad reality to being a prison guard and that is often death will sit on your shoulder. However, when I reviewed the cause of death for those working in the Department of Correction and found a couple … Continue reading
Prisons in Florida are about jobs and not protecting the public
No where have I seen a clearer statement of facts that prisons in Florida are not about protecting the public but about protecting jobs. “….Lawmakers from rural towns are raising concerns that mothballed prisons will cripple economies and leave ugly … Continue reading
The first in what will likely be a series of post mortems on prison privatization fiasco
Don’t know why I should be surprised by anything in this article but was caught off guard by the mention of bail bondsmen as part of the prison industrial complex. The fact that the bill went down with a vote … Continue reading
An unexpected voice in the mass incarceration debate
This was totally unexpected. A good article with lots of good statistics in one spot. Some of the information came to me as a surprise and don’t really have the time or skill to verify it. Worth the read anyway. … Continue reading
Private or public, prison system can’t be a profit center
Never in all the writings have I ever seen anyone catch the heart of the issues surround this insane and unsustainable mess called the Florida prison system. This is one article I would make mandatory reading for every citizen in … Continue reading
Half a dozen shoes fall on this chapter of prison privatization
It seems as if there was a lot more arm twisting back stage than was readily apparent. However, in the end it was politic as usual. It seems as if precious little has changed in Florida politics since the civil … Continue reading
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