TAG / FLORIDA
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HUMAN RIGHTS
Exemptions Gut Florida FOI Laws—A Constant Assault on Government Transparency
Legislators have passed over 1,100 exemptions to Florida’s Sunshine Law. From Dale Earnhardt’s 2001 autopsy to the governor’s travel plans, the public are left in the dark.
MENTAL HEALTH
Florida’s Baker Act Leaves Trail of Harm for Involuntarily Committed Veterans
The ease of being involuntarily committed under Florida law discourages many veterans from seeking help. Jordan Hunkin’s suicide is a too-common outcome.
MENTAL HEALTH
Psychiatry’s Abusive Baker Act & VA Behind Soldier’s Suicide
The VA admits their own deficient care and wrongful use of Florida’s Baker Act in relation to Jordan Hunkin’s death. Worse, it’s far from the first time.
MENTAL HEALTH
With Its Streamlined New Baker Act, Florida Embraces the Human Rights Abuse the Rest of the World Condemns
Florida’s House Bill 7021 emboldens institutional psychiatry’s abuse and makes it more profitable for providers.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Massive Florida Human Trafficking Bust Arrests 148, Rescues Victims
Demand to purchase sex in Hillsborough County, Florida, was so great that law enforcement needed an extra hotel room to carry out their sting operation.
