Florida Department Of Corrections
Recent News About Florida Department Of Corrections
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Correctional officer alleges he was retaliated against for taking FMLA leave
TAMPA – A former correctional officer at Avon Park Correctional Institution alleges his employer interfered with his right to take a leave to care for a family member. -
Mother accuses individuals of wrongful death of son at Lancaster Correctional Institution
GAINESVILLE – A Hillsborough County woman has filed a suit against individuals associated with Florida Department of Corrections after the death of her son. -
ACLU complaint seeks to secure hormone therapy for transgender prisoner
TALLAHASSEE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida has filed a lawsuit challenging the Florida Department of Corrections’ (DOC) denial of hormone therapy and other medically necessary treatments for a transgender woman currently serving time in a state men’s prison. -
Florida court orders prisons to provide kosher meals to inmates
MIAMI – A federal judge has ordered the Florida Department of Corrections (DoC) to provide kosher meals to inmates after it rejected the state’s claim that providing kosher meals is too expensive.