Feds owe Orange County hundreds of thousands of dollars for housing ICE inmates, officials say
Read full article: Feds owe Orange County hundreds of thousands of dollars for housing ICE inmates, officials sayA spokesperson with the Orange County Corrections Department told News 6 that the federal government owes the county hundreds of thousands of dollars in reimbursement payments for housing ICE detainees inside the Orange County Jail.
Nearly 1,000 bookings with ICE detainers so far this year, Orange County officials say
Read full article: Nearly 1,000 bookings with ICE detainers so far this year, Orange County officials sayThe Orange County Corrections Department confirmed Tuesday that since the beginning of 2025, the county jail has had 997 bookings with an ICE detainer.
Oklahoma prisons chief: Minister OK'd inside death chamber
Read full article: Oklahoma prisons chief: Minister OK'd inside death chamberThe Oklahoma Department of Corrections has reversed its position and now says it will allow an anti-death penalty minister inside the execution chamber for an upcoming execution.
3 people involved in Osceola County ATV accident
Read full article: 3 people involved in Osceola County ATV accidentTwo staff members with the Osceola County Corrections Department and two nurses with the Armor Correctional Health Care test positive for the coronavirus, according to county officials. Three people were involved in an ATV accident in Osceola County on Sunday, according to Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS. The accident occurred along Poinciana Parkway near the toll plaza, authorities said. Traffic is blocked to allow for air transport for the three people involved in the accident, authorities said. Check back with ClickOrlando.com for updates to this story.
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New video shows hostage situation inside Orange County jail
Read full article: New video shows hostage situation inside Orange County jailORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Chief of the Orange County Corrections Department is thanking the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Orlando Police Department for helping to bring a hostage situation at the county jail to a peaceful resolution nearly one year ago. Investigators said Eric Stanley snuck a gun into the Orange County Jail and took four hostages after he was arrested on March 20, 2020. Eric Jefferson Stanley Jr. (Orange County Sheriff's Office)The Orlando Police Department also released new body-worn camera video Friday of the hostage situation. pic.twitter.com/QlRW1vFMWV — Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) March 19, 2021To honor their bravery Quiñones held two separate events Friday. AdQuinones has since banned plastic handcuffs inside the jail and mandated that jail officers replace any flex-cuffs with metal handcuffs.
2 staff members with Osceola Corrections Department test positive for COVID-19
Read full article: 2 staff members with Osceola Corrections Department test positive for COVID-19OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Two staff members with the Osceola County Corrections Department and two nurses with the Armor Correctional Health Care test positive for the coronavirus, according to county officials. None of the inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the county. Officials are meeting with the employees who tested positive to see who they had close contact with. County officials said all staff and inmates have been issued masks and are required to wear them, crews have increased the cleaning of all areas of the facility, the staff is enforcing social distancing and each new inmate is screened and quarantined before entering the general population.