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State Sen. Randolph Bracy says he’s introducing new legislation to give families of prisoners better access to healthcare information during the pandemic. The legislation will be named for Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill’s brother, who died of COVID-19.

In a letter to the governor, the nonprofit said some prisoners are suffering "intense hunger daily."

At the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Jimmy Baiardi has heard from hundreds of corrections officers.

The partial government shutdown means more than 1200 federal prison workers in Sumter County are working without pay.

Law enforcement agencies in Orange County arrest more minors than in any other part of the state according to the latest data from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. The agency's annual Delinquency Profile for 2015-16 finds that officers across Orange County booked more than 6,547 youth during that time and 7,003 the previous year.

Next week, Julie Jones will become the new secretary of Florida's Department of Corrections – and she has a big job ahead of her.