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Fort Lauderdale Cop Sued for Shoving BLM Protester in 2020

By Alex DeLuca

Sep 30, 2024

Officer Steven Pohorence was charged with battery over the incident but was later acquitted.

College in Prison? In Florida, Not So Much

By Ryan Moser

Jan 30, 2024

Only 326 of Florida’s 80,000 prisoners can go to college.

January 6 Rioter From Weston Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 21, 2023

The 27-year-old Weston native was sentenced to nearly five years for using a baton to pummel a D.C. officer who was being dragged down a flight of stairs at the Capitol.

AI Software to Eavesdrop on Prisoner Phone Calls in Florida

By Alex DeLuca

May 4, 2023

LEO Technologies is poised to deploy its AI software across Florida prisons to monitor inmates' phone calls.

Florida to Execute Death Row Prisoner Donald Dillbeck in February

By Alex DeLuca

Jan 29, 2023

Gary Ray Bowles, who went on a killing spree that claimed the lives of six men in 1994, was the last prisoner to be executed in Florida.

Broward Sheriff's Office Wants $200,000 From Forfeiture Fund to Buy More Rifles

By Naomi Feinstein

Sep 21, 2022

The Broward Sheriff's Office is asking the county commission to approve $200,000 in funding from a civil forfeiture fund to purchase tactical rifles.

Strapped for Staff, Florida Prisons Secure Help From National Guard

By Alex DeLuca

Sep 12, 2022

Florida is activating the National Guard to work at state prisons amid a shortage of correctional offices.

Surprising Barrier Keeps Florida Prisoners From Qualifying for In-State College Tuition

By Ryan Moser and Charlotte West

Feb 17, 2022

To qualify for Florida's in-state tuition discount, students must prove they were living in the state for 12 months prior to being incarcerated.

Missing White Woman Syndrome: Why You Haven't Heard of Miya Marcano

By Alex DeLuca

Oct 1, 2021

Miya Marcano's case isn't catching the national and international momentum that Gabby Petito's did earlier this month.

No More Birthday Cards — Florida Prisons Propose Scanning All Inmate Mail

By Alexi C. Cardona

Jun 18, 2021

Advocates say physical mail acts as a tether to the outside world for incarcerated people.

Judge Signs Settlement in Broward Jail Lawsuit, Approving COVID Protections

By Alexi C. Cardona

May 21, 2021

Sheriff Gregory Tony has agreed to implement COVID safety precautions in jails.

Activist to Florida Republicans: "Y'all Could Have Just Told Black Folks to Fuck Off"

By Joshua Ceballos

Mar 5, 2021

After cursing while speaking out against an anti-protest bill, a Dream Defenders member was barred from the Florida Capitol.

Criminal Justice

Woman Alleges Sexual Assault at Florida Rehab Center

Man Posts TikTok Videos Inside Cramped South Florida ICE Facility

Criminal Justice

Woman Alleges Sexual Assault at Florida Rehab Center

Man Posts TikTok Videos Inside Cramped South Florida ICE Facility

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