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| Scott administration moves forward with prison privatization despite court ruling |
| By postonpolitics.com |
| Published: 11/03/2011 |
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Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration has re-opened bids on privatizating prisons in an 18-county region in southern Florida despite a recent court ruling that the way lawmakers ordered the privatization plan is unconstitutional. Scott opted not to appeal. But Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday filed an appeal on behalf of the legislature challenging Tallahassee Circuit Judge Jackie Fulford’s ruling. That appeal opened the door for state Department of Corrections officials to re-open the bids, Department of Corrections officials said in a press release issued late Thursday. Bids will be due within a week but because of the ongoing court battle “the agency will not sign a contract until the litigation is complete,” the release said. The Florida Police Benevolent Association, which filed the lawsuit, intends to ask the First District Court of Appeals for an expedited hearing and to reinstate the stay on the bids ordered by Fulford. Read More. |
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