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Finding Freedom: How do we fight crime and recidivism, with prevention or restoration?
Read full article: Finding Freedom: How do we fight crime and recidivism, with prevention or restoration?One of the main concerns for people in Jacksonville is crime. We see a revolving door for some people, with one arrest after another. What if we could help them become a thriving, healthy part of our community through rehab, counseling and support?
Lawsuit: California prisons target 'foreign-born' inmates
Read full article: Lawsuit: California prisons target 'foreign-born' inmatesA lawsuit filed in state court alleges California's corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens.
7 Glynn County inmates test positive for COVID-19
Read full article: 7 Glynn County inmates test positive for COVID-19BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The Glynn County Detention Center currently has seven inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19. “This is the most we have ever had at one time and just shy of the total number we have had since the start of the pandemic,” said Glynn County Undersheriff Ron Corbett. Corbett said inmates who test positive or have COVID-19 symptoms are isolated in a housing unit separate from others and are quarantined. The Detention Center’s 24 inmates who were in the immediate proximity of those who tested positive are being isolated in-place. Corbett said they were tested at the same time as the seven positive inmates were tested, but they all tested negative.
Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal executions
Read full article: Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal executionsWASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block the execution of four federal prison inmates who are scheduled to be put to death in July and August. The executions would mark the first use of the death penalty on the federal level since 2003. The justices rejected an appeal from four inmates who were convicted of killing children. The court's action leaves no obstacles standing in the way of the executions, the first of which is scheduled for July 13. The inmates are separately asking a federal judge in Washington to impose a new delay on their executions over other legal issues that have yet to be resolved.
37 more Duval County inmates test positive for COVID-19
Read full article: 37 more Duval County inmates test positive for COVID-19JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A total of 178 Duval County inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Saturday, the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office said Sunday. Of those cases, 37 were reported in a span of 24 hours. According to the numbers released Sunday by the Sheriffs Office, 2,887 tests had been completed, bringing the percentage of positive cases to 6.16%. The Sheriffs Office said all inmates in the three Department of Corrections facilities have been tested or have refused a test, and all new inmates will be tested as they come in. The first coronavirus cases at the jail were reported June 21.
141 Duval County inmates test positive for COVID-19
Read full article: 141 Duval County inmates test positive for COVID-19JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A total of 141 Duval County inmates had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office announced Saturday. According to the numbers released Saturday by the Sheriffs Office, 2,668 tests completed had been completed, bringing the percentage of positive cases to 4.97%. The Sheriffs Office said all inmates in the three Department of Corrections facilities have been tested for COVID-19, and all new inmates will be tested as they come in. The Sheriffs Office noted inmates have the option to decline testing. The state Department of Corrections reported Friday that the total number of inmate deaths in Floridas prison system rose to 23.
‘Formula for disaster’: COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Florida prisons
Read full article: ‘Formula for disaster’: COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Florida prisons144 inmates, 110 corrections workers have tested positive for COVID-19If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.