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Michael Sainato

Michael Sainato is a journalist based in Gainesville, Florida. Follow him on Twitter @MSainat1

In these cases, the state is moving to punish people who say they were charged before regulations were clear.

With privatization of the state’s prisons in full swing, this year is on track to be its deadliest on record.

Debate coach Katrina Burlet says she was banned from state’s prisons after prisoners in her program argued for parole.