August 23, 2023
Lawmakers call for federal investigation of Duval jail
State Rep. Angie Nixon and state Sen. Tracie Davis asked the Department of Justice to investigate after an increase in deaths at the jail.
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State Rep. Angie Nixon and state Sen. Tracie Davis asked the Department of Justice to investigate after an increase in deaths at the jail.
A national accrediting agency found the jail took too long to review deaths and failed to meet national standards.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office notified Armor Correctional Health Services that it violated its contract to provide health care at the Duval jail.
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care warned the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office three months ago that the jail’s medical care was deficient.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office intends to end its contract with Armor Correctional Health Care, which is accused of denying inmates care and medication.
Jacksonville leaders signed two contracts with Armor Correctional Health Services despite 570 lawsuits and inmate deaths across the country.
Armor Correctional Services failed to report that it was convicted in the death of a Milwaukee inmate in October 2022.
Jail staff knew Dexter Barry needed “urgent” transplant medication last November but never gave the medicine to him, new Duval County jail records reveal.