groundbreaking ceremony at Lowell Correctional Institution

Florida Department of Corrections Breaks Ground on Modular Medical Facilities to Expand In-Prison Surgical Care 

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) broke ground July 22 on a new modular medical facility at Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, marking the beginning of a healthcare initiative that will expand surgical capabilities inside the state’s prison system while reducing the need to transport incarcerated individuals to outside hospitals. 

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Pima County Upgrades Juvenile Facility for Violent Offenders

TUCSON, Ariz. — Pima County is spending almost $1.2 million to upgrade its juvenile detention facility to house violent juvenile offenders currently held at the county jail.

Next year, officials will begin housing violent juvenile offenders at the existing juvenile detention facility in an effort to free up much needed bed space at the county’s overcrowded adult jail.

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