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James Baiardi: Itâs time to finally fix staffing crisis in Floridaâs prison system
We have witnessed too much pain and tragedy from excessive and unsustainable workloads placed upon our officers.
Over the past year, there has been a great deal of public debate about the problems facing Floridaâs prison system, with little attention paid to the staffing crisis at the Florida Department of Corrections and the impact it has on the brave men and women serving on the front lines.
Only nine of Floridaâs 40 state-run prisons have appropriate staffing. Of the others, 30 prisons currently experience emergency staffing, while 11 others are at critical levels. The staffing crisis at the Florida Department of Corrections has created enormous challenges for every Correctional Officer providing care, custody, and control for individuals in our custody.
Marion County Starts Vaccinating Jail Inmates Against COVID-19
By Alex DeLuca
April 5, 2021
Marion County Jail has begun vaccinating its incarcerated population for COVID-19 making them among the first inmates in Florida to receive the shot.
Starting March 22, the jail started vaccinating inmates older than 60 who meet the state’s vaccine eligibility criteria, said María Torres, Chief Healthcare Administrator for Heart of Florida Health Center. The health center contracts with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to provide medical services to the county jail’s inmates.
While more than 75 inmates qualified for the vaccine, 43 opted to receive it, Torres said. They received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot.
A ticking time bomb : Floridians near reservoir on brink of collapse fear what lies ahead as wastewater continues to leak By Li Cohen Toxic wastewater reservoir in Florida may collapse
Four days after a state of emergency was declared, a former phosphate processing plant in Manatee County, Florida continues to leak and is on the verge of a catastrophic collapse. But for those who live in or right outside the evacuation zone of the Piney Point reservoir, they say there is little communication from officials, and that their current situation is like living at the base of an active volcano.