May 10, 2024Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sued over strip searchRonnie Reed alleges his constitutional rights were violated when officers searched him on a public street during a drug investigation.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
April 8, 2024Jacksonville police officers disciplined for strip searchAn internal investigation concluded that two officers violated policy when they pulled down a man’s pants on a public road…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
February 15, 2024Drug verdict overturned after prosecutors overstepProsecutors Richard Giglio and Joseph Licandro distored evidence by repeatedly referring to the defendant’s previous arrest, an appellate court ruled.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
February 14, 2024City Council gives officeholders power over lawsuitsLegislation approved Tuesday will make it harder for the city of Jacksonville to settle lawsuits without approval of the office…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
February 6, 2024Panel softens bill that would give sheriff power in lawsuitsSheriff T.K. Waters had requested legislation that would give him approval over any lawsuit settlements involving his office.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
February 1, 2024Lawsuit blames jail for inmate’s death after missing medicationA federal lawsuit against Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters accuses the jail of violating the rights of heart transplant patient Dexter…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
February 1, 2024Sheriff wants more power over lawsuit settlementsCity legislation would give Jacksonville officials the ability to veto whether a lawsuit involving their office is settled before a…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
November 8, 2023City will pay $200,000 for FAMU student killed by policeJamee Johnson, a Florida A&M student, was shot to death during a traffic stop in 2019.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
August 23, 2023Lawmakers call for federal investigation of Duval jailState Rep. Angie Nixon and state Sen. Tracie Davis asked the Department of Justice to investigate after an increase in…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
August 21, 2023Duval jail faulted for ‘minimal’ review of deathsA national accrediting agency found the jail took too long to review deaths and failed to meet national standards.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
July 28, 2023Jail health care provider cited for slew of contract violationsThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office notified Armor Correctional Health Services that it violated its contract to provide health care at the…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
July 27, 2023National accrediting agency put Duval jail on probation, records showThe National Commission on Correctional Health Care warned the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office three months ago that the jail’s medical care…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
July 25, 2023Duval jail will dump troubled Armor health providerThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office intends to end its contract with Armor Correctional Health Care, which is accused of denying inmates…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
June 15, 2023Duval jail kept medical provider despite lawsuits and deathsJacksonville leaders signed two contracts with Armor Correctional Health Services despite 570 lawsuits and inmate deaths across the country.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
June 2, 2023Florida opens investigation into Duval County jail’s medical providerArmor Correctional Services failed to report that it was convicted in the death of a Milwaukee inmate in October 2022.…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary
May 26, 2023Duval inmate dies after missing transplant medicationJail staff knew Dexter Barry needed “urgent” transplant medication last November but never gave the medicine to him, new Duval…By Nichole Manna - The Tributary