Florida's Prison Population Rose by 14 Percent From 2000 to 2015 Despite Reforms

"The report describes Florida as a perfectly baffling case: From 2000 to 2015, jail admissions dropped, the statewide jail population dropped, and the overall rate of prison admissions dropped by nearly a third — but the total number of inmates in state prisons still somehow increased."

Miami New Times

June 18, 2018