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  1. Zahid Jones' mother goes on trial for manslaughter on Friday

    Tuesday Oct 20 | News Press

    ... child abuse and was sentenced to 60 years in prison, is being held at the Florida State Prison West Unit in Raiford. Steinbeck signed an order to transport Scott back to the Lee County Jail for the trial next week. Also discussed Monday was a ...

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    Related Topix: Cape Coral, FL, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, State Prisons, Prison

  2. 50 years ago this weekRead the original story

    Oct 5, 2009 | Financial News & Daily Record

    ... civil rights stemming from disciplinary measures used against recalcitrant prisoners at the Florida State Prison at Raiford. The alleged brutality and inhumane treatment accorded the prisoners led to the dismissal from the prison of Guard Captain ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Jacksonville, FL, Federal Prisons

  3. John Couey, Jessica Lunsford's killer, dies in hospitalRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 1, 2009 | St. Petersburg Times

    ... the state Department of Corrections. Prison officials transferred Couey from death row at Florida State Prison in Raiford to the hospital on Aug. 12. Authorities told the Lunsford family that Couey died from cancer, a condition previously unknown to ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  4. Killer Couey dies at 51Read the original story w/Photo

    Sep 30, 2009 | St. Petersburg Times

    ... the state Department of Corrections. Prison officials transferred Couey from death row at Florida State Prison in Raiford to the hospital on Aug. 12. Authorities told the Lunsford family that Couey died from cancer, a condition previously unknown to ...

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  5. Killer John Couey has diedRead the original story

    Feb 24, 2005 | WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

    ... If inmate Couey's body is not claimed, he will be buried at an inmate cemetery at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. Jessica was kidnapped and killed in Citrus County in 2005. Couey was sentenced to death in 2007. When the 9-year-old was ...

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    Related Topix: Jacksonville, FL, Citrus County, FL, Lake County, FL

  6. Child murderer John Couey dies

    Sep 30, 2009 | Free Republic

    ... her. If Couey's body is not claimed, he will be buried at an inmate cemetery at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. (Excerpt) Read more at news.bnonews.com ... TOPICS: Crime/Corruption ; Culture/Society ; News/Current Events ; US: Florida ...

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  7. Web Alert : Killer John Couey has diedRead the original story

    Feb 24, 2005 | WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

    ... If inmate Couey's body is not claimed, he will be buried at an inmate cemetery at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. Jessica was kidnapped and killed in Citrus County in 2005. Couey was sentenced to death in 2007. When the 9-year-old was ...

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    Related Topix: Citrus County, FL

  8. Thief finds redemptionRead the original story

    Sep 26, 2009 | The Victoria Star

    ... afraid." He was later transferred to the Rock, a notorious walled fortress inside Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. Cooper said he learned his lesson. Throughout his ordeals, Cooper said he turned to two books: the Bible and a book by Dr. ...

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    Related Topix: Florida, Lawtey, FL, Hillsborough County, FL

  9. Former serial bank robber's conversion leads to ministriesRead the original story

    Sep 26, 2009 | The Wichita Eagle

    ... afraid." He was later transferred to the Rock, a notorious walled fortress inside Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. Cooper said he learned his lesson. Throughout his ordeals, Cooper said he turned to two books: the Bible and a book by Dr. ...

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    Related Topix: Lawtey, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Entertainment

  10. Ministry's roots run to prisonRead the original story

    Sep 24, 2009 | Rocky Mount Telegram

    ... the punishment for his crimes: Spending years in "The Rock," part of what is now Union Correctional Institution in Raiford, Fla., and then a tough prison known for its murders. After being released from prison about four years later, Cooper ...

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    Related Topix: Gainesville, FL, Tallahassee, FL

  11. Former bank robber found ministry following crimes

    Sep 24, 2009 | The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

    ... afraid." He was later transferred to the Rock, a notorious walled fortress inside Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. Cooper said he learned his lesson. Throughout his ordeals, Cooper said he turned to two books: the Bible and a book by Dr. ...

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    Related Topix: Florida, Lawtey, FL, Hillsborough County, FL

  12. Bullet in the chest turned bank robber to a life of ministryRead the original story

    Sep 23, 2009 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    ... afraid." He was later transferred to the Rock, a notorious walled fortress inside Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. Cooper said he learned his lesson. Throughout his ordeals, Cooper said he turned to two books: the Bible and a book by Dr. ...

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    Related Topix: Lawtey, FL, Hillsborough County, FL

  13. Pinellas murderer commits suicide after fatally stabbing cellmateRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 22, 2009 | Tampa Bay Online

    ... life in prison. But Lunz, 41, made good on his death wish today, killing himself inside Florida State Prison in Raiford. His suicide came roughly 30 hours after he stabbed his cellmate to death and injured a second inmate while at Franklin ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Pinellas County, FL, State Prisons, Prison, Carrabelle, FL

  14. Inmate who stabbed cellmate to death kills himself

    Sep 22, 2009 | Panama City News Herald

    ... believed to have committed the crime, Christopher Lunz, 41, was moved later that day to Florida State Prison in Raiford, the Florida Department of Corrections' most secure facility. At 12:35 p.m. Tuesday, Lunz was found dead in his cell in Raiford ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Palm Harbor, FL, Carrabelle, FL

  15. Bill Cotterell: Chattahoochee workers wait for fairness

    Sep 21, 2009 | Tallahassee Democrat

    ... with patients - anywhere else they'd be called "inmates" - who are every bit as dangerous as any prisoners down at Raiford. In fact, there have been Death Row prisoners sent to Chattahoochee for court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. Such prisoners ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Pension, Personal Finance

  16. Photo gallery: The killers -- who they were, where they are now

    Sep 12, 2009 | Orlando Sentinel

    ... to come forward out of fear of reprisals. Sentenced to death, he's incarcerated at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. On the Department of Corrections Web site, it says he's 6 feet 6 and weighs 328 pounds. Among his tattoos: a phoenix on his ...

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  17. Inmate Awaiting Execution Dies Of CancerRead the original story

    Sep 7, 2009 | The Ledger

    ... Alphonso Green didn't receive the death penalty as expected. He died Thursday at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. A prosecutor said he'd been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Green murdered Robert and Dora Nichols with a butcher knife in ...

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty

  18. Butcher-knife killer on death row dies of cancerRead the original story

    Sep 7, 2009 | Tampa Bay Online

    ... Alphonso Green didn't receive the death penalty as expected. He died Thursday at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. A prosecutor said he'd been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Green murdered Robert and Dora Nichols with a butcher knife in ...

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty

  19. Inmate awaiting execution dies of cancerRead the original story

    Sep 7, 2009 | WPEC-TV West Palm Beach

    ... Alphonso Green didn't receive the death penalty as expected. He died Thursday at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. A prosecutor said he'd been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Green murdered Robert and Dora Nichols with a butcher knife in ...

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  20. Casey Anthony reportedly cut off from 'fed up' George, CindyRead the original story

    Sep 1, 2009 | The Orlando Sentinel

    ... is not Casey Anthony but a "very close friend" of his, said Jerry Jackson, who is in Union Correctional Prison in Raiford. Jackson is serving a 30-year sentence for crimes including armed burglary, kidnapping and sexual battery with a weapon, WFTV ...

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