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Deaths from drugs and alcohol have increased by more than 600% in state prisons in the last two decades, giving lie to the idea that sending addicts to prison can help them stop using.
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The investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice鈥檚 Civil Rights Division and Florida federal prosecutors found reasonable cause to believe 鈥渧aried and disturbing reports鈥 of sexual abuse --- including rape --- by sergeants, correctional officers and other staff at Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala.
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Attempts to reform the way criminals are sentenced and how much time they spend behind bars have made little headway in the Florida legislature in recent鈥
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Florida has one of the largest prison populations in the U.S. As of 2016, there were 99,000 people incarcerated in the state. The number peaked in 2011鈥
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In 2015, Florida tied California for the second highest population of incarcerated women in the United States. The facilities they live in are generally鈥