Category: Department of Corrections
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Disgraced ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss, founder of a legal aid center, hustles to prevent his own return trip to prison
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org The Florida Justice Center operates out of a low-rise on Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. It’s familiar territory to the center’s founder and executive director, former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy and ex-convict Jonathan Bleiweiss.
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Florida Commission’s parole supervision can turn on personality, perception
By Deirdra Funcheon JJIE.org While most Florida Commission on Offender Review decisions are made during hearings without the inmate present, parolees whose supervision terms are being reviewed sometimes do show up in person.
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Florida Commission decides medical release for very sick inmates, but doesn’t meet them
By Deirdra Funcheon FloridaBulldog.org Some inmates deemed “terminally ill” or “permanently incapacitated” and not a danger to themselves or others are referred by the Department of Corrections to have their cases heard by the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR), a three-person panel, and be considered for conditional medical release (CMR).
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Three on Florida commission decide parole for thousands of inmates
By Deirdra Funchson JJIE Whether or not to let certain inmates out of prison is a decision that falls to the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR), consisting of three commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate.
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Ex-BSO deputy used immigrants for sex. Now he runs a justice center
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Ex-BSO deputy Jonathan Bleiweiss is back after 45 months in prison for using his badge and gun to coerce sex from seven vulnerable men. Today, he’s a self-styled champion of justice.