/tags/incarceration incarceration en-US WLRN Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-09-09/incarceration-deaths-are-increasing-across-the-country-including-in-florida So far this year, the Leon County Detention Facility has seen six inmates die from a range of causes. That’s a lot for Leon – and well above similar facilities in Florida. But it’s consistent with the increase in incarceration deaths across the country. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-09-09/incarceration-deaths-are-increasing-across-the-country-including-in-florida Margie Menzel /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-04/a-miami-exodus-rescuing-floridas-coral-reef-and-mass-incarceration-in-central-america On the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about whether Miami is facing an exodus, the race to rescue our local coral reef from the effects of climate change (18:44), and we examined Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s draconian crusade to bring down the gangs whose violence drives so many Central American migrants here (35:15). Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:16:07 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-04/a-miami-exodus-rescuing-floridas-coral-reef-and-mass-incarceration-in-central-america /education/2023-01-04/report-florida-prisons-ban-more-than-20-000-publications-behind-bars Among the titles that prison staff deemed were too inflammatory for incarcerated Floridians to read include cook books, French and Arabic language dictionaries, and a guide on how to survive solitary confinement. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /education/2023-01-04/report-florida-prisons-ban-more-than-20-000-publications-behind-bars Kate Payne /2022-11-18/sundial-now-incarcerated-writers-dont-hold-back-in-a-new-journal-presented-at-the-miami-book-fair A literary journal penned by incarcerated people in Florida is being presented at the Miami Book Fair. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:13:19 GMT /2022-11-18/sundial-now-incarcerated-writers-dont-hold-back-in-a-new-journal-presented-at-the-miami-book-fair Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /local-news/2022-10-20/civil-rights-groups-demand-voter-verification-system-as-fraud-arrest-footage-stokes-outrage Impactful footage obtained by the Tampa Bay Times showing perplexed Florida felons being arrested on voter fraud charges in August — on orders from Governor Ron DeSantis' elections crime unit — reignited the debate over the troubled implementation of Amendment 4. Civil rights groups including the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition are demanding a statewide voter verification system, calling out officials’ “outrageous negligence” on the matter. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:05:44 GMT /local-news/2022-10-20/civil-rights-groups-demand-voter-verification-system-as-fraud-arrest-footage-stokes-outrage Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-08-18/state-law-lets-courts-keep-some-bail-money-making-it-hard-for-charitable-bail-funds-to-operate The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida says a state law that lets clerks of court keep bail money in certain cases is unconstitutional. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-18/state-law-lets-courts-keep-some-bail-money-making-it-hard-for-charitable-bail-funds-to-operate Regan McCarthy /news/2022-08-17/what-people-really-make-and-spend-behind-bars The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-17/what-people-really-make-and-spend-behind-bars Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project, Lawrence Bartley /news/2022-06-16/as-roe-falls-criminal-defense-lawyers-sound-the-alarm-about-mass-incarceration Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:00:28 GMT /news/2022-06-16/as-roe-falls-criminal-defense-lawyers-sound-the-alarm-about-mass-incarceration Lauren Hodges /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-26/biden-takes-his-first-actions-on-clemency-with-3-pardons-and-75-commutations Tuesday's pardons and commutations are part of a broader White House effort to make the criminal justice system more fair – a goal Biden made part of his 2020 presidential campaign. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:24:47 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-26/biden-takes-his-first-actions-on-clemency-with-3-pardons-and-75-commutations Ayana Archie, Carrie Johnson /2022-04-12/ramadan-the-importance-of-sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-exchanging-letters-for-change A local Imam joins us to talk about how Ramadan will be different this year. Florida International University is training more sexual assault nurse examiners. How has that program been working out? Plus, a woman who is devoting her life to teaching the art of writing to people who are incarcerated. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:50:32 GMT /2022-04-12/ramadan-the-importance-of-sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-exchanging-letters-for-change Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz