prisons

Listen: On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump revoked former President Biden’s executive order phasing out Justice Department contracts with private prison companies – and prison companies stand to gain a lot.  The...

$8.2 million would pay for the continued deployment of Florida National Guard members at state prisons until June.

Ron DeSantis issued an initial executive order in September 2022 to activate National Guard members because of staffing shortages at prisons.

The lawsuit accuses Florida corrections officials of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws.

Florida Senate and House budget committees approved spending plans that top $115 billion; but there are differences.

Under the plan, $23.5 million will pay salaries for 100 additional Florida National Guard members to work at prisons through June 30.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration wants to assign another 100 guard members to Florida prisons and buy dozens of trailers to house them.

Florida has an incarceration rate of 795 per 100.000 people including prisons, jails, immigration detention and juvenile justice. This means Florida locks up a higher percentage of it’s people than any democracy on earth. Many...

A new report says Florida prisons need $2.2 billion in repairs, retrofits and staffing to address “‘immediate” needs.

Akeem Muhammad sued while an inmate at Florida State Prison, saying officials did not provide meals before astronomical twilight.

In Florida’s unairconditioned prisons, advocates for inmates say cooling efforts fall short at some facilities.

The Florida Department of Corrections has fended off a lawsuit over the use of solitary confinement in prisons.