The Florida Department of Corrections has opened a criminal investigation into whether a public record provided by the agency to the Miami Herald was forged. The document was a form, purportedly filled out and signed by inmate Harold Hempstead, the whistle-blower who in March leaked details to the newspaper about a gruesome death at Dade […]
Daniella Levine Cava taps commission veterans for two top posts – Naked Politics
Miami-Dade’s newest commissioner has staffed up her District 8 office. Sean McCrackine, who worked in the District 8 office when Katy Sorenson held the seat, left Commissioner Jean Monestime’s staff to join Levine Cava as chief of policy and planning. Maria Elena Levrant jumped from Miami International Airport’s media office to be Levine Cava’s chief of constituent […]
New DCF website to open up information on ‘tragedies’ – Miami Herald
DCF says the website will raise public awareness of endangered children, but some critics remain skeptical in light of the department’s history on transparency. Two days after Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a measure that requires greater openness from state child welfare administrators, the Department of Children & Families unveiled a new website designed […]