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Florida inmates to lose their legally downloaded music

JPay wins new contract, inmates screwed again September 16, 2018 Inmates in Florida prisons will soon have to trade in their mp3 players—some of which contain years of legally downloaded music. According to the Tampa Bay Times, over the last seven years inmates have been given...

As Florence approaches, inmate advocates call for prison evacuation

Prison reform activists demand inmates be evacuated before Hurricane Florence destruction September 12, 2018 By David Travis Bland COLUMBIA - Stephanie Serna stood on the east side of the State House on Wednesday with a handful of prison reform advocates. She carried a sign...

Will prisons in Hurricane Florence's path evacuate inmates?

What happens to state prisoners in the path of a hurricane, especially those prisons and county jails near the coastline. As thousands flee Hurricane Florence, there are many who are not free to leave at all. As the Category 2 storm bears down on the East Coast, both North and...

'Spam King' Eddy Marin gets 17 1/2 years in absentia

Ran the "pump and dump" fraud from federal prison in Miami Eddy Marin is best known for helping Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein hide more than $1 million worth of jewelry. Now a fugitive from justice after going on the lam before sentencing for his latest offense, here...