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| Prison overhaul gains traction in Senate |
| By pensacolatoday.com- Dara Kam |
| Published: 02/17/2015 |
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The Senate Criminal Justice Committee gave a preliminary nod to a corrections overhaul that would make it easier for inmates to file complaints, create new penalties for rogue guards who abuse prisoners and establish a governor-appointed commission to oversee prisons and investigate wrongdoing. The proposal (SPB 7020), sponsored by committee Chairman Greg Evers, R-Baker, would also allow inmates’ families or lawyers to pay for an independent medical evaluation and would expand opportunities for old or sick inmates to get out of prison early. And the measure would require each prison to track use of force incidents and the Department of Corrections to post an annual report documenting those incidents on its website. Read More. |
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