Firing squads in Florida? Corrections bill opens door to execution alternatives
If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...
Inmate advocates work to air-condition some Florida prisons this session
Extreme heat at a Miami-area prison without air conditioning has subjected prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment, ...
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Democrats continue fight for 'inmate bill of rights' in Florida prison system
Despite efforts in places like Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, the prison reform movement largely bypassed Florida ...
Florida ‘inmate bill of rights’ would require improving prison conditions
A Tampa Bay lawmaker is fighting for legislation that would protect the rights of prisoners in the state’s corrections system ...
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Convicted killer Pedro Bravo found dead in Florida prison
The Florida Department of Corrections said Pedro Bravo was found ... Prosecutors said after Bravo killed his former friend inside his SUV in a Walmart parking lot, he used cell phone apps like ...
Brevard man sentenced to life in prison for murdering man inside Eau Gallie 'zombie house'
The April 2020 crowbar attack and deadly shooting occurred inside a run-down house on Garfield Street in Eau Gallie's Bowe Gardens neighborhood.
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Firing squads in Florida? Corrections bill opens door to execution alternatives
The Florida Legislature passed a law replacing that method with an electric chair, which was built by prison inmates. The first person electrocuted by the state was Frank Johnson in 1924 ...