/tags/prison prison en-US WLRN Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:30:00 GMT /education/2024-04-01/new-academy-aims-to-reach-students-in-florida-juvenile-detention-system The in-person program is a collaboration with the Florida Virtual School and Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:30:00 GMT /education/2024-04-01/new-academy-aims-to-reach-students-in-florida-juvenile-detention-system Danielle Prieur /law-justice/2023-10-26/florida-prison-reform-could-help-people-adjust-to-life-after-incarceration-reports-say The Florida Policy Project released two reports outlining ways for state lawmakers to improve the criminal justice system. They include recommendations to help people re-enter society after prison and reduce recidivism rates. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-10-26/florida-prison-reform-could-help-people-adjust-to-life-after-incarceration-reports-say Meghan Bowman /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-03-17/marching-for-labor-rights-ending-a-400-year-sentence-and-the-effects-of-a-banks-collapse-on-south-florida On this episode of the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about the march across Palm Beach County for labor rights, the exoneration of a man who had been handed a 400-year sentence in Fort Lauderdale (8:59), and the impact Silicon Valley Bank's collapse had on South Florida (21:59). Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:52:30 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-03-17/marching-for-labor-rights-ending-a-400-year-sentence-and-the-effects-of-a-banks-collapse-on-south-florida Natu Tweh /world/2023-01-16/siamak-namazi-imprisoned-since-2015-by-iran-has-begun-a-hunger-strike The Iranian American businessman's hunger strike marks seven years after he was left out of a prisoner swap when the Iran nuclear deal took effect. He's appealing to President Biden for action. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT /world/2023-01-16/siamak-namazi-imprisoned-since-2015-by-iran-has-begun-a-hunger-strike Michele Kelemen /state/2023-01-13/judge-dismisses-challenge-against-solitary-confinement-in-florida-prisons After more than three years of legal battling, the Florida Department of Corrections has fended off a lawsuit over the use of solitary confinement in prisons. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT /state/2023-01-13/judge-dismisses-challenge-against-solitary-confinement-in-florida-prisons Jim Saunders /national/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-14/senate-probe-found-some-federal-prison-staff-abused-female-inmates-without-discipline A new Senate probe finds some men who work for federal prisons have systemically preyed on women in their custody, with few criminal or disciplinary consequences. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 19:30:00 GMT /national/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-14/senate-probe-found-some-federal-prison-staff-abused-female-inmates-without-discipline Carrie Johnson /npr-breaking-news/2022-10-28/a-reporters-memoir-of-her-jail-time-gets-banned-in-florida-prisons Keri Blakinger, a reporter with The Marshall Project, received word this week that the Florida state prison system placed her book, Corrections in Ink, on a temporary ban. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2022-10-28/a-reporters-memoir-of-her-jail-time-gets-banned-in-florida-prisons Jaclyn Diaz /local-news/2022-09-27/experts-and-returning-citizens-want-to-break-down-the-barriers-for-life-after-jail As the Reentry Summit — a Palm Beach County conference on life after incarceration — approaches, Rhon Vassell, a 40-year-old formerly incarcerated electrician, says that trying to integrate back into society after prison is as much of a challenge as the sentence itself. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:06:02 GMT /local-news/2022-09-27/experts-and-returning-citizens-want-to-break-down-the-barriers-for-life-after-jail Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-09-05/short-staffed-prisons-could-get-an-assist-from-the-florida-national-guard A legislative panel will consider a plan that would activate Florida National Guard members to help at prisons, facing staffing shortages. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-05/short-staffed-prisons-could-get-an-assist-from-the-florida-national-guard Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-08-22/released-during-covid-some-people-are-sent-back-to-prison-with-little-or-no-warning "Where is the fairness?" One mother was sent back after a single failed drug test, and her family's life has now been turned upside down for more than a year. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:16:23 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-08-22/released-during-covid-some-people-are-sent-back-to-prison-with-little-or-no-warning Carrie Johnson