Articles in Category: 'Mike Haridopolos'

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: August 17, 2010 4:05 AM
As the Republican gubernatorial primary enters the homestretch, health care executive Rick Scott will hit the campaign trail hard in the final days of his campaign against Attorney General Bill McCollum.
 
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Correctional Institutions (Includes Annexes)

Institution Gender Custody level Inmates
Broward Correctional Institution Female close custody 701
Charlotte Correctional Institution Male close custody 838
Dade Correctional Institution Male close custody 1,526
Desoto Correctional Institution Male close custod

Work Release Centers

Center Gender Custody level Inmates
Atlantic WRC Female youth community custody 43
Fort Pierce WRC Male youth community custody 81
Hollywood WRC Female pre-release community custody 115
Miami North WRC Male youth community custody 179

Other Correctional Facilities

Facility Gender Custody Level Inmates
Arcadia Road Prison Male minimum custody 68
Big Pine Key Road Prison Male minimum custody 45
Desoto Work Camp Male medium custody 196
Fort Myers Work Camp Male minimum custody 78
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State-Estimated Savings

Private Prisons Gender Custody level Inmates Percentage of state-estimated savings
Bay Correctional Institution Male medium custody 985 7.5
Blackwater Correctional Institution Male medium custody 2,000 7.5
Gadsden Correctional Institution Female medium custody
By: Nancy Smith | Posted: November 14, 2011 3:55 AM

The Get-Rick-Scotters are either desperate to paint the governor as a shady backroom dealmaker or they conveniently ignored central points in the judge's order on prison privatization.

 
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By: Nancy Smith | Posted: November 28, 2011 3:55 AM

If the Florida Legislature wants to pound another nail in the coffin of the middle class during this long recession, it can go ahead with the ill-conceived idea of eliminating tax-free Internet shopping.

 
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By: Nancy Smith | Posted: January 30, 2012 3:55 AM
There are silly bills and then there are the bat-crazy, dangerous, shoot-it-before-it-reaches-the-border bills. SB 1560 fits nicely into the latter category.
 
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