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A Broward jail inmate who was being treated for coronavirus has died, underscoring concern over how the pandemic will pose problems for detention facilities across South Florida. Broward County’s jails, which house more than 3,000 inmates, have had at least five inmates who tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Sheriff’s Office. One of the inmates, Alan Pollock, a 64-year-old

The following was received from the FDLE From: Sexual Predator Unit <[email protected]> Date: April 8, 2020 at 1:52:05 PM EDT To: gail colletta Subject: RE:  Letter To FDLE re coronavirus 03122020.pdf Good afternoon, During the current State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 virus, below is information provided by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (HSMV) regarding

If you’re finding this social isolation has given you more time on your hands or if you’ve always wondered what you can do to help the cause, now is the perfect time to consider volunteering for the Florida Action Committee! We have a core group of board members and committee chairs who do the lion’s share of the work, but

A federal judge is commanding state authorities to stop enforcing rules under the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act during the coronavirus pandemic. According to an interim order U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland issued Monday, officials are “preliminarily enjoined from enforcing registration, verification, school zone, and fee violations of (the act) that occurred or may occur from February 14, 2020, until

HERE IS THE MESSAGE: Please post this for all to see. Even though I am acutely aware of scams, and this one in particular, when you get one of these calls, it’s easy to start to panic. Here is what happened: The phone rang, my wife answered and came to me to say “the Sheriff is on the phone.” I

Last week an amended scheduling issue, including an order that the parties attend mediation, was ordered by the Court in Does v. Swearingen (the “Ex Post Facto Plus” case). Trial in this case is scheduled for the two week trial period beginning on November 9, 2020. The following deadlines leading up to trial have been set: May 15, 2020: Defendant