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| Legislators reach compromise on prison reform |
| By miamiherald.com- Mary Ellen Klas |
| Published: 04/17/2015 |
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TALLAHASSEE A panel of legislators would be empowered to investigate and subpoena staff at the Department of Corrections in an effort to provide aggressive oversight and demand reform at the troubled agency, under a compromise prison reform plan being floated by top negotiators. The tentative deal was hatched Thursday between Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, and Rep. Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami, as they huddled together in the House chamber during the morning legislative session. The proposal would replace a provision in the Senate’s prison reform bill, SB 7020, that proposes creation of a nine-member independent oversight commission approved by the governor with the power to investigate the agency, Evers said. Read More. |
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