The Florida Department of Corrections is the department of Florida state government which is in charge of the Florida penal system. The current Secretary for Corrections, with control over the Florida Department of Corrections, is Walter A. McNeil. The Florida Department of Corrections has jurisdiction over 139 different facilities all throughout Florida. 

These facilities range from major institutions to work release centers to work camps to road prisons. The major institutions of Florida hold 85.2% of the inmates under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Corrections, as these major institutions are designed specifically to hold all inmates who have been sentenced for more than a year of incarceration. The Florida Department of Corrections has jurisdiction over 158,000 individuals who have been put on probation or parole and are no longer held within a prison facility.

In recent years, the Florida Department of Corrections has admitted close to one hundred thousand individuals into the system per year, the majority of whom are men. The population of the actual facilities held under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Corrections is generally close to one hundred thousand individuals at any given time, again, the majority of who are male. This number has been growing steadily over the recent years. 

There is a significant Work Service program under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Corrections, as well. This work service program allows for inmates to perform work services for the communities around the Work Service Centers where they might be located. If you need legal advice and assistance, contact Florida lawyers.

The Nevada Department of Corrections is the department of the Nevada state government put in charge of the jails and penal system of Nevada. The Nevada Department of Corrections is governed not by a head Commissioner, as with most other Departments of Corrections, but instead is governed by the governor, the attorney general, and the secretary of state together.

The current governor and Chair of the Nevada Department of Corrections is Governor Jim Gibbons, while the current Attorney General of Nevada is Catherine Cortez Masto and the current Secretary of State of Nevada is Ross Miller. The Nevada Department of Corrections currently holds jurisdiction over close to 13 thousand inmates within the many facilities of Nevada.

The Nevada Department of Corrections holds jurisdiction 8 different institutions in the penal system of Nevada. These institutions include the Ely State Prison, the Nevada State Prison, the Warm Springs Correctional Center, the Southern Nevada Correctional Center, and the High Desert State Prison. 

The Nevada Department of Corrections is also in charge of 10 different conservation camps, including the Ely Conservation Camp, the Carlin Conservation Camp, the Pioche Conservation Camp, and the Silver Springs Conservation Camp. Conservation Camps are a variation of facility controlled by the Nevada Department of Corrections which has the inmates assisting in important conservation efforts, including efforts to prevent forest fires and roadside cleanup efforts. These Conservation Camps are generally minimum security facilities which hold relatively few inmates. Department of Corrections, and Level 3 facilities are high security facilities.  If you need legal advice and assistance, contact a Nevada lawyers.

On November 26, 2012, the Pinal County Communication Director, Heather Murphy, announced that at least seven inmates from the Special Management Unit 1 of the Arizona State Prison Complex Eyman in Florence, Arizona show signs of botulism poisoning.

Last Saturday, four inmates became extremely ill and underwent treatment at a hospital.  Another man arrived later Saturday night, and two more inmates showed up to the hospital with similar symptoms on Sunday.  

All of the inmates are in intensive care and receiving treatment with anti-toxins.  Once the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) receive a botulism poisoning confirmation, they release the anti-toxin to the state.  

Authorities believe the men ingested thetoxin from a home-made alcoholic drink called “hooch” or “pruno.”  The drink is made from fermented fruit.  Laboratory testing has not confirmed the origin of the toxin as of yet though.  

Sickness and death were common from botulism in the past, and the majority of the toxin came from home-canned fruit and foods.  Increased safety in handling canned items has decreased the amount of botulism outbreaks in recent years.  

Botulism is most often spread when the poison is ingested.  The toxin can also spread through a wound or IV drug use.  The poison is not spread by breathing, sneezing, or in the air.  

An eighth inmate from the same state prison in Arizona was transferred to the hospital on November 27, 2012.  His condition was not bad enough to administer anti-toxins, but he is still undergoing medical care at the hospital.  

Early symptoms of exposure to Botulism include trouble speaking, chewing, and swallowing.  If the person remains untreated, they can feel weak, have difficulty breathing, and even become paralyzed.  

Again, it is believed the inmates ingested the toxin from the hooch, but the investigation is ongoing.  

Source: Pinal County Government