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Judge Backs Department of Corrections in Orlando Dispute
By dailybusinessreview.com- Jim Saunders
Published: 12/01/2016

An administrative law judge has sided with the Florida Department of Corrections in a contracting dispute that delves into the way substance-abuse treatment services are provided in the corrections system.

Judge Lisa Shearer Nelson last week recommended the dismissal of a challenge filed by Bridges of America Inc., which contracts with the state to run an Orlando facility that includes an inmate work-release program and a transition program that provides substance-abuse treatment services.

The department in August released what is known as a "request for proposals," a contracting process somewhat similar to soliciting bids, for operation of a community release center in the Orlando area. While the proposal included an increase in work-release beds, it did not include the transition program with substance-abuse services.

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