Comments on: Evers Applauds Scott For Prison Reform Order After Legislation Stalls

By: john

john — Sun, 10 May 2015 22:07:42 +0000

If you want to fix any prisoner abuse problems you can only do one thing, there has to be a greater separation between prisoner and correction officer. When you build a prison you have to think of this beforehand. Build their cells where one prisoner can eat, sleep, shower, and exercise in that one space, and lock him up 24-7. After you accomplish this you will need less guards. Prison suicides may go up, but prison life isn’t supposed to be comfortable IT SHOULD BE HARD!!! After all if your gonna act like an animal were gonna treat you like one.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 09 May 2015 22:56:40 +0000

this should be really easy for the governor and the secretary to accomplish since the things they said they were going to do has been being done for years and has been policy for years how about a raise now that hasn’t been done for about ten years about the same amount of time these so called changes has been policy

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Sat, 09 May 2015 16:52:55 +0000

@ BT – I agree, but it starts in the highest office in the land. Someone should clue President Obama in on the fact that bills are not made into laws by executive order. EO should be used sparingly, and at least Gov. Scott follows the “Use Sparingly” practice.

Glad to see that something is being done!

By: BT

BT — Sat, 09 May 2015 13:48:19 +0000

That’s not how government should work.

Source: Schoolhouse Rock, How a Bill Becomes a Law.

By: Bob C.

Bob C. — Sat, 09 May 2015 13:19:47 +0000

Perhaps if the state lawmakers were required to meet in one of our state prisons instead of plush Tallahassee offices they would be better able to concentrate on the needs of those they were elected to represent.
Those who fuss, complain and cannot get along with each other could share a cell in solitary until they worked out their differences.
Lobbyist would be barred from any form of visitation or influence as they can be a distraction to what should be a smooth flow of government.
Prison clothing, food, conditions and surrounded by their elected peers there may be a more swift and just legislative session.
Just sayin….

By: Puddin

Puddin — Sat, 09 May 2015 13:09:52 +0000

Sounds like a good start. As the mother of an young man who was an S O for about 5 years before he quit in disgust with the system, I applaud the changes. But Id like to see this go further, to include a greater level of responsibility among the inmates. Spit, through urine, strike or otherwise assault an S O and pay some serious consequensces. And for pity sake, take those darn hot pots away. How many S Os need to have boiling, or near boiling water thrown on them.

By: Mary Lynn McDavid

Mary Lynn McDavid — Sat, 09 May 2015 10:50:38 +0000

This is how government should work. As they used to say, “Get ‘er done.”