TELL US: How would you prefer your tax dollars be spent โ funding more prisons or funding programs to help individuals?
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, our country spends $81 billion a year on mass incarceration. These dollars go to staffing the jails and meeting the basic needs of the more than two million Americans incarcerated. But when they leave prison or jail and go back to society, the support systems designed to help them is complicated. Most programs to help with reentry into the outside world come from non-profit organizations, or ones that have small budgets.
Johnathan Quiles claims heโs being mistreated in jail due to media attention to his case
Johnathan Quiles defense attorney said the 38-year-old claims he is being mistreated in the Duval County Jail, because of the media attention the case has garnered over the past four years. Quiles says people inside the jail are calling him a monster and a predator and he has concerns about how the court will be able to find a jury thatโs impartial.
Attorney: Kidnap plot leader should not get life sentence
The attorney for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer says his client should not be sentenced to life in prison because prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a โfalse narrative of a terrifying para-military leader."
Videos, photos released from investigation into Duval County jail inmateโs death
News4JAX on Friday obtained videos and photos from the Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorneyโs Office as part of the investigation into the death of Daniel Taylor, who died following an altercation with corrections officers.
State wonโt seek charges against corrections officers following Duval County jail inmateโs death
The Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorneyโs Office has concluded its criminal investigation into the in-custody death of a Duval County jail inmate, concluding that no law enforcement personnel will face charges in the 30-year-oldโs death.
State wonโt seek charges against corrections officers following Duval County jail inmateโs death
The Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorneyโs Office has concluded its criminal investigation into the in-custody death of a Duval County jail inmate, concluding that no law enforcement personnel will face charges in the 30-year-oldโs death.
Nassau County jail sees spike in COVID-19 cases among inmates
The Nassau County jail is dealing with a spike in coronavirus cases impacting about a fifth of its inmate population, authorities said. According to the Nassau County Sheriffโs Office, 46 male inmates โ or about 21% of the 212 inmates in custody there โ have been placed in quarantine after testing positive for the virus. The surge in cases at the Nassau County jail comes as Floridaโs jails and prisons continue to grapple with the virus. While most inmates and staff have been cleared after testing positive, 208 inmates have died. Last month, the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office confirmed that three inmates at the Duval County jail have died as a result of complications from COVID-19.
Pointing to โlasting harmโ, booking photos targeted in new bill
Pointing to โlasting harmโ from booking photos posted online, a Senate Democrat has filed a proposal that would prevent the release of the photos taken when people are arrested. Sen. Randolph Bracy, D-Orlando, filed the proposed public-records exemption (SB 444) on Wednesday. It will be considered during the legislative session that starts March 2. The bill would allow the release of booking photos in certain circumstances, such as if a person poses an immediate threat to the public. โIn the absence of the special circumstances specified in this act, the potential for lasting harm from use or publication of an arrest booking photograph online far outweighs any immediate public benefit of viewing the arrest booking photograph of a person who poses no immediate danger to the public.โ