Month: December 2019
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As 2020 threatens to be fateful for journalism, a South Florida newspaper folds
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The collapse of local news came to North Broward and South Palm Beach last week with the shuttering of the Observer, a weekly newspaper based in Deerfield Beach since 1962. -
Florida justices quietly approve ‘Stand Your Ground on Steroids’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Sometimes footnotes hold treasures. Or they may contain dynamite, like the one in a ruling the Florida Supreme Court released Thursday. -
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Florida Commission’s parole supervision can turn on personality, perception
By Deirdra Funcheon
JJIE.org
While most Florida Commission on Offender Review decisions are made during hearings without the inmate present, parolees whose supervision terms are being reviewed sometimes do show up in person. -
Report: Russian oligarch’s companies sent $1 million to counterparts at Pompano’s Kalashnikov USA
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A Russian oligarch’s companies reportedly sent $1 million to counterparts at Pompano Beach’s Kalashnikov USA. > -
Florida Commission decides medical release for very sick inmates, but doesn’t meet them
By Deirdra Funcheon
FloridaBulldog.org
Some inmates deemed “terminally ill” or “permanently incapacitated” and not a danger to themselves or others are referred by the Department of Corrections to have their cases heard by the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR), a three-person panel, and be considered for conditional medical release (CMR). -
Three on Florida commission decide parole for thousands of inmates
By Deirdra Funchson
JJIE
Whether or not to let certain inmates out of prison is a decision that falls to the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR), consisting of three commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate.
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