Another Pinellas Inmate Dies
Only eight days into the New Year, an inmate at the Pinellas County Jail has died and once again, the medical care at the correctional facility where nurse Michael Schiavo is employed is an issue.
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More Immigration Officers Watching Jails
Juan Martinez was looking forward to returning to his construction job after a one-month sentence for violating probation on drug charges. But when he got out of the Orange County jail, he was met by immigration agents bent on deporting the 23-year-old illegal immigrant to Mexico.
What you should know before you post cash bond
Seventy-four-year-old John Herman Strobridge has been bailing his son out of jail for years. But a change in state law – and the way Pinellas County officials interpreted it to apply retroactively – caught him unaware…
Hillsborough jail inmate dies in apparent suicide
Gustavo Rivera, 26, of Brandon was found by deputies hanging by bedsheets from a ventilation grill during a fire drill at 3:45 a.m. Attempts to revive him failed, said J.D. Callaway, a spokesman for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Click here for full story.
3rd suicide rattles jail and raises questions
Unlike the previous two suicides, Friday’s death involved a federal prisoner. Tran was among 75 inmates the jail is holding for the U.S. Marshals Service. He had been in custody in Hernando since Nov. 21. Click here for full story.
Skilled-labor shortage plagues jail
At the Hernando jail, uncertified officers do virtually the same work as their certified colleagues, only at lower salaries. Click here for full story.