Comments on: Florida Dept. Of Corrections Cuts Programs To Fill Budget Hole

By: Wt

Wt — Tue, 29 May 2018 21:55:24 +0000

People on the outside really have no idea how bad prison life really is. There is no air conditioning and they sleep in cells that are a 100 degrees in the summer . Do that to your dog and you’ll be joining them. There is no real meat .They recently learned that the meat flavored protein parties they were eating caused cancer. I have to say compared to N.C. This system is like hell. There is no parole and the 85 % mandatory is the highest in the country. If they would decrease that alone it would eliminate a lot of the cost . Alot of these guys have been in way to long. Also if there no threat to society home bound with monitoring would cut back on there costs. They would take advantage of the tech available .

By: georgianna beveridge

georgianna beveridge — Sun, 27 May 2018 17:20:31 +0000

Cut backs on rehab and training programs makes no sense. No wonder the system is a revolving door. The inmates in on drug related charges dont get rehab so therefore they get out and back to what they know. There is not enough job training programs to learn a decent trade. Its a nick pick situation as to who can get to a work release program which there needs to be more of them. The budget will NEVER get right if the system keeps the door open for people to keep coming back! Medical care is hit or miss so let’s not blame it!

By: Janet Odom

Janet Odom — Fri, 04 May 2018 16:11:00 +0000

I have worked in the substance abuse program for over 7 years. This was helping inmates considerably because it reduced the recidivism rate. No I am not an inmate lover but I love making a difference in someone’s life. I have read all the stories of inmates taking over the prison and getting what they want. Yes, I really believe to a certain extent this true inmates receive amenities but I always felt my safety was in danger because there was not an officer present. Substance abuse is being cut which is going to make the officers job harder. In my opinion the money needs to be used to increase the officers pay, hire officers that can be trusted and other adequate staff to control the inmate.

By: DreadPirateRoberts

DreadPirateRoberts — Thu, 03 May 2018 22:11:11 +0000

Wow, I wish I could be like some of the people on this thread and live in a fantasy land, especially those saying that they should cut back on amenities. Have you ever actually been in a Florida prison? There is no cable or weight room, it’s not a spa. There are some facilities where they lose drink-able water on certain days and many of them are insect and rat infested. As far as programs go, there are hardly any to speak of due to lack of staff or funding.

The punishment for someone convicted of a crime is their removal from society, and you hear judges say it all the time. “I hope you do something constructive to better yourself while you are in the prison system.”, yet the system doesn’t provide the help necessary. Most of these men and women who are incarcerated have an “out date”. Treat them less than human and then turn them loose back into public. Great idea.

@JustAsking – Denial of medical care is a violation of federal constitutional rights. I know you think prison is “comfortable”, it is not. Do you research.

By: Janet Goree

Janet Goree — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:17:35 +0000

Well of course! By cutting the programs you ensure the revolving door thus keeping the prison machine fed. And as far as health care……….have you ever had a horrendous toothache-forget seeing the dentist, my son cant even get a Tylenol.

By: phillip

phillip — Thu, 03 May 2018 01:00:07 +0000

put all the inmates back to work along the roads, in sign shops, making a product, growing their own food. no cable, no weight room, no amenities.

By: Sage2

Sage2 — Wed, 02 May 2018 22:51:44 +0000

Prison is no place to be either well, infirm or sick. Actions have consequences and punishment should not be an R&R environment. As the old saying relates…If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime! The justice system prevailed and those incarcerated are where they should and need to be!

By: Jewie

Jewie — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:21:17 +0000

My husband has been in for 24 years now. And I can assure you these inmates are NOT getting any great form of medical I even have a signed paper from FDOC telling an inmate he cannot receive medication for his illness and this inmate DIED due to liver failure. As for stopping programs I do not understand this either because it’s the inmates themselves that are teaching all programs and none are paid for it. Also the public should know that inmates are charged $5 for medical visits and are NOT paid to work so it’s not actually all free. Taxpayers need to be asking questions and asking for proof and records as to where all these billions of dollars are going!

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:08:43 +0000

@just asking, you are part of the problem in this world. You don’t recognize poverty and mental health as issues. You automatically assume if someone has done something wrong they shouldn’t recieve help. Not everyone in prison are bad people. People can and will CHANGE with the right guidance. Not by being pushed to the side and forgot about. Not everyone is as perfect as you are.

By: Esc co leo

Esc co leo — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:40:05 +0000

@ Jerry

Inmates in prison for marijuana related offense (which can only be sale/manufacture/deliver or trafficking, since possession of personal amounts of marijuana is a misdemeanor) accounts for less than 1% of the inmates in Florida State Prisons.