Inmate’s Gassing Death Latest In Complaints Against Florida Prisons
Florida’s Department of Corrections (DOC) is under fire again for another round of allegations of abuse and corruption in the state’s prisons.
State Officials Struggle With Controversial Fracking-like Incident In Southwest Florida
Florida's environmental agency has started testing groundwater in Collier County after a Texas-based oil company used an unapproved method of oil drilling similar to fracking.
Grand Jury Accuses State Agency Of ‘Deliberately’ Undercounting Child Neglect Deaths
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is in hot water, again. This time, a grand jury scolded the agency this week for under reporting child deaths in the state related to abuse or neglect.
Human Rights Groups Call For Federal Investigation Into Scalding Death At South Florida Prison
A coalition of human rights and religious groups is asking the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into a scalding death that occurred at a state prison in South Florida.
Former DEO Employee Wins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against The State
A former employee at the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) won a lawsuit against the state. In the suit, she claims the DEO inappropriately reported thousands of Floridians to collections agencies, which has resulted in botched credit scores for many.
Court Wants Another Ruling On Secret Redistricting Documents
The fight over whether 538 pages of confidential documents should have been made public during the 12-day redistricting trial continues.