Miccosukee Tribe Joins Fight Against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Miccosukee, who make their home in the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review.
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How Many of 700+ Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz Committed a Crime?
New reporting from the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times: Only a third of over 700 detainees at Alligator Alcatraz have criminal convictions.
Jokingly, we hoped there “wouldn’t be another outbreak with clowns in office”—Enter Dengue.
How climate change, the lack of an effective vaccine, and federal research cuts could make Dengue, a disease carried by mosquitoes, endemic.
Alligator Alcatraz is an Example of Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Giant insects, freezing temperatures (then sweltering heat), toilets that don't flush, and people getting “chewed on” by mosquitoes is a reality for those inside Alligator Alcatraz.
Press Secretary’s Horrifying Alligator Alcatraz Invitation
Alligator Alcatraz detention center is opening in Florida. Promo videos aired last week and now it's about to open! Trump will be there, will the press?
U.S. Citizen Trapped in Florida’s Immigration Nightmare
A U.S. citizen was arrested and has been trapped in a Florida detention center. Thursday, a judge, after seeing his birth certificate shown as evidence, said there’s no reason he should be detained. ICE not releasing him.
Florida Sheriff to ICE Protesters: “We will kill you.”
‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the Florida sheriff eerily warned Thursday.
Medical records in controversial jail death contradict JSO account
Hundreds of pages of doctors’ notes shed light on a death that has prompted protests and stirred outrage from Faggart’s family but that JSO has merely described as an “incident” in its jail
Officer suspended in recent Duval jail death was previously reprimanded
One of the nine Duval County jail officers suspended earlier this month in connection with the death of 31-year-old Charles Faggart was reprimanded last year in an unrelated internal affairs investigation centered around the death of a different inmate, according to documents obtained by The…
Death at Florida Jail a Grim Reminder of Lingering Problems
The Florida jail death occurred at Duval County jail. A 31-year-old father was beaten to death by 9 officers.
Man beaten by 9 officers at Duval County Jail in Florida, dies
The family’s attorney said Charles Faggart “was beaten” and had been “brain dead” since Monday.
Smoke and Errors: The Florida Woman Charged With Murder Without Sufficient Evidence.
A Florida woman is about to be convicted of murdering her son after he died in a house fire. Prosecutors say she started it but the evidence doesn't hold up.
How Florida became a solar superpower
The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again No. 2 for residential.
Police Department Settles Lawsuit in Strip-Search Arrest That Broke Department Policy
A man who was the victim of an improper strip-search by police in the middle of a public street while bystanders watched nearby settled a federal lawsuit with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and the city for $275,000, according to court records. In September 2022, police forced Ronnie Reed, who was…
Florida Sued For Ignoring the Constitution
Officials report that hundreds of books are being removed from the shelves of schools in Florida. Now, publishers, parents and students are fighting back.
Elon Musk Quietly Tried to Oust a Reform DA. Here’s Why He Failed.
Reports of the criminal justice reform movement’s death are greatly exaggerated. Look at Monique Worrell, who supports greater police accountability and is reclaiming her office after being removed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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