Advocating for the just and humane treatment of those who are incarcerated.
Author: Managing Editor
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Whistleblowers Risk Retaliation as Part of Prison ‘Culture’
By DARA KAM OF THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Whistleblowers at a North Florida prison were punished by their bosses after exposing abuse of inmates, including an instance where one guard sprayed noxious chemicals into a prisoner’s mouth, according to an investigation by the state’s Commission on Human Relations. The Wakulla Correctional Institution case reveals […]
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PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACT CANCELLED
Printed Courtesy of ‘Color of Change’ October 2, 2014 Reports reveal FL guards slapping and choking kids and fracturing their bones. One child held in a Youth Services International (YSI) for-profit prison described it as being “kept like rats in a trap, in a maze.” (1) After 15,000 ColorOfChange members took action demanding an end […]
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JOURNEY INTO FLORIDA WOMEN’S RECEPTION CENTER
John Gray, author of best seller ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, identified fundamental psychological differences between the male and female genders. Likewise, there are notable distinctions between the culture at the Florida Women’s Reception Center (FWRC) and its male counterparts. FWRC, located in Ocala, Florida, sits within walking distance of its sister […]
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS – THE BIG GUNS HAVE RELOADED!
For Immediate Release: September 12, 2014 CONTACT: Florida Department of Corrections Communications Office: (850) 488-0420 First Coast News Interview/Forgotten Majority http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/09/12/doc-cracking-down-on-employee-misconduct/15551245/ DOC strictly enforcing zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate and criminal behavior by staff Tallahassee, Fla — Today the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that in addition to the six members of its staff that were […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 6 FIRED FOR INMATE ABUSE
September 11, 2014 CONTACT: Florida Department of Corrections Communications Office: (850) 488-0420 Mr. Michael Crews, Mr. Timothy Cannon, Secretary Deputy DOC strictly enforcing zero-tolerance policy for criminal behavior by staff SIX DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS STAFF ARRESTED; TERMINATED […]
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SECRETARY CRACKS DOWN HARD ON INMATE ABUSE
Secretary Michael Crews at the Site Visit, Lowell Correctional Institution He said what he meant and he meant what he said! Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) Secretary, Michael Crews, made it perfectly clear – ZERO tolerance for inmate abuse. He is traveling to every prison in the state communicating the message that […]
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT REGION 2
Mr. Eric Lane Regional Director Region 2 Mr. Duane Spears Asst. Regional Director Mr. Brian Riedl Regional Warden Mr. Dan Eberlein Re-Entry Coordinator Region 2 consists of 18 correctional Institutions including the ‘Iron Triangle’, a cluster of three major prisons that form a razor-wire corridor along State Road 16 north of Starke with a […]
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WELL WISHES TO COMMISSIONER BERNARD R. COHEN, SR., VICE CHAIR
Commissioner Bernard R. Cohen, Sr., Vice Chair Florida Parole Commission Commissioner Bernard R. Cohen, Sr. began his criminal justice career with one of the largest state agencies in Florida and the fourth largest prison system in the country, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC). During his 33 year tenure with DOC, Commissioner Cohen served six […]
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CORRECTIONS TRANSITION PROGRAM
Dr. Regina Shearn, Co-Founder, Corrections Transition Program “MEN GOING HOME” The Corrections Transition Program (CTP) is known state wide as the LIFER’S PROGRAM. Co-founded by Marta Villacorta, who served as Warden and Regional IV Director and Dr. Regina B. Shearn, Professor of Psychology, FIU, the CTP prepares inmates for re-entry who are parole eligible and […]
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THE GLOBAL TEL LINK MONOPOLY
The cost of a phone call from the local jail in Jacksonville, Florida is astronomical. Global Tel Link (GTL) has a monopoly on providing those phone calls in Duval County and is charging exorbitant rates to those who are desperate to speak with their loved ones. And don’t think it can’t happen to you. On […]