The 31-year-old father who was hospitalized after an “incident” in the Duval County jail this week, which Sheriff T.K. Waters has refused to detail, has died, according to his family’s attorney.
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George Bateh put 15 men on Death Row – and was rebuked twice by Florida’s Supreme Court
George Bateh was good at putting people on Death Row. Whether that was the work of a righteous prosecutor or a sneaky courtroom tactician is a question at the heart of the legacy he left behind after more than 30 years in the State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit.
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Reginald Blount wins Duval County school board seat
Reginald Blount won election to represent Duval County School Board District 5 as the district grapples with impending school closures and dropping enrollment.
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Republican Dean Black secures re-election for Florida House District 15
Republican Dean Black has won re-election against Democratic challenger Gary McManus for Florida House District 15, which covers north and west Jacksonville and all of Nassau County.
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Incumbent Cindy Pearson wins Duval County District 3 School Board Race
Her win comes at a time when the school district is struggling with budgetary restrictions and pending school closures that have enraged parents and community groups across the county.
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In 2 months, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has already reported 4 inmate deaths
A 24-year-old who was incarcerated at the Duval County jail died on Tuesday evening at a local hospital after a medical episode, according to a news release from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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Lawsuit: Duval jail’s neglect led to heart transplant recipient’s death
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters faces a new federal lawsuit filed this week by the family of a man who died after a short stint in Duval County’s jail.
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Auditor: Mounting debt, inmate care, cost of treating poor people puts UF Health in dire financial state
Northeast Florida’s largest hospital and central caregiver for its neediest patients is in dire straits due to a deepening hole of debt, a costly deal with Jacksonville’s jail and a worsening deficit it faces for treating poor people, according to the Jacksonville Council Auditor’s Office.
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Duval elections office asks city for millions to replace decade-old machines
To prepare for redistricting and back-to-back elections in the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023, Duval’s county elections office is asking the City Council to boost its budget from $6.9 million to $9.4 million, a 35 percent increase. The new budget will allow the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office to replace what it […]