incarceration /tags/incarceration incarceration en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Writing a way out: Two programs open doors for incarcerated voices /law-justice/2026-05-20/prisons-florida-education-pen-incarcerated-writers As access to educational programs in America's prisons increases, groups like PEN America's Incarcerated Writer's Bureau and Exchange for Change in South Florida are a beacon of hope when it comes to offering prisoners a way to rebuild their lives during and after incarceration. Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2026-05-20/prisons-florida-education-pen-incarcerated-writers Sofia Zarran Lawmakers look to 'make it right' for people wrongfully incarcerated after Tampa man's exoneration /government-politics/2025-02-26/lawmakers-look-to-make-it-right-for-people-wrongfully-incarcerated-after-tampa-mans-exoneration Robert DuBoise was imprisoned for decades before DNA evidence proved his innocence in a 1983 slaying. Some legislators are looking to change a law so others with similar circumstances can be compensated. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:32:22 GMT /government-politics/2025-02-26/lawmakers-look-to-make-it-right-for-people-wrongfully-incarcerated-after-tampa-mans-exoneration Dara Kam | News Service Florida Incarceration deaths are increasing across the country — including in Florida /law-justice/2024-09-09/incarceration-deaths-are-increasing-across-the-country-including-in-florida So far this year, the Leon County Detention Facility has seen six inmates die from a range of causes. That’s a lot for Leon – and well above similar facilities in Florida. But it’s consistent with the increase in incarceration deaths across the country. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-09-09/incarceration-deaths-are-increasing-across-the-country-including-in-florida Margie Menzel A Miami exodus, rescuing Florida’s coral reef and mass incarceration in Central America /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-04/a-miami-exodus-rescuing-floridas-coral-reef-and-mass-incarceration-in-central-america On the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about whether Miami is facing an exodus, the race to rescue our local coral reef from the effects of climate change (18:44), and we examined Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s draconian crusade to bring down the gangs whose violence drives so many Central American migrants here (35:15). Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:16:07 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-04/a-miami-exodus-rescuing-floridas-coral-reef-and-mass-incarceration-in-central-america Report: Florida prisons ban more than 20,000 publications behind bars /education/2023-01-04/report-florida-prisons-ban-more-than-20-000-publications-behind-bars Among the titles that prison staff deemed were too inflammatory for incarcerated Floridians to read include cook books, French and Arabic language dictionaries, and a guide on how to survive solitary confinement. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /education/2023-01-04/report-florida-prisons-ban-more-than-20-000-publications-behind-bars Kate Payne Sundial Now: Incarcerated writers don’t hold back in a new journal presented at the Miami Book Fair /2022-11-18/sundial-now-incarcerated-writers-dont-hold-back-in-a-new-journal-presented-at-the-miami-book-fair A literary journal penned by incarcerated people in Florida is being presented at the Miami Book Fair. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:13:19 GMT /2022-11-18/sundial-now-incarcerated-writers-dont-hold-back-in-a-new-journal-presented-at-the-miami-book-fair Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena Civil rights groups demand voter verification system as 'fraud' arrest footage stokes outrage /local-news/2022-10-20/civil-rights-groups-demand-voter-verification-system-as-fraud-arrest-footage-stokes-outrage Impactful footage obtained by the Tampa Bay Times showing perplexed Florida felons being arrested on voter fraud charges in August — on orders from Governor Ron DeSantis' elections crime unit — reignited the debate over the troubled implementation of Amendment 4. Civil rights groups including the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition are demanding a statewide voter verification system, calling out officials’ “outrageous negligence” on the matter. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:05:44 GMT /local-news/2022-10-20/civil-rights-groups-demand-voter-verification-system-as-fraud-arrest-footage-stokes-outrage Wilkine Brutus State law lets courts keep some bail money, making it hard for charitable bail funds to operate. /news/2022-08-18/state-law-lets-courts-keep-some-bail-money-making-it-hard-for-charitable-bail-funds-to-operate The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida says a state law that lets clerks of court keep bail money in certain cases is unconstitutional. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-18/state-law-lets-courts-keep-some-bail-money-making-it-hard-for-charitable-bail-funds-to-operate Regan McCarthy What People Really Make (and Spend) Behind Bars /npr-breaking-news/2022-08-16/what-people-really-make-and-spend-behind-bars The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:30:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2022-08-16/what-people-really-make-and-spend-behind-bars Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project, Lawrence Bartley As Roe falls, criminal defense lawyers sound the alarm about mass incarceration /news/2022-06-16/as-roe-falls-criminal-defense-lawyers-sound-the-alarm-about-mass-incarceration Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:00:28 GMT /news/2022-06-16/as-roe-falls-criminal-defense-lawyers-sound-the-alarm-about-mass-incarceration Lauren Hodges