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  2. Michael W. Moore - Wikipedia

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    Michael W. Moore (born 30 August 1948, Houston, Texas) [1] is the former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. [2] Moore was appointed to the position by Governor Jeb Bush on January 5, 1999. Moore earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology and Corrections from Sam Houston State University in 1976. [3]

  3. Leucophyllum frutescens - Wikipedia

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    Texas sage is nicknamed the "barometer bush" due to a commonly held belief that it can predict the rain. According to folklore, the plant goes into bloom in anticipation of upcoming rain. It appears that the plant sometimes blooms because of humidity or low atmospheric pressure, which can occur before or after rain.

  4. 'Simply terrible': Florida inmates desperate for reform in ...

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    The Florida Department of Corrections did not deny or confirm the conditions that are afflicting the more than 80,000 inmates housed in the 143 statewide facilities when the Tallahassee Democrat ...

  5. Salvia texana - Wikipedia

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    Salvia texana, commonly called Texas sage, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family . [2] It is native to North America, where it is found in northern Mexico, and in the U.S. states of Texas and New Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry areas on limestone soils, in prairies or over rock outcrops. [2] [3]

  6. Jury rules in favor of former Department of Corrections ...

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    A Leon County jury awarded a former Florida Department of Corrections employee nearly $300,000 on Wednesday for being wrongfully terminated in retaliation for reporting the department's "unlawful ...

  7. List of United States state correction agencies - Wikipedia

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    Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry; Arkansas Department of Correction; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Colorado Department of Corrections; Connecticut Department of Correction; Delaware Department of Correction; District of Columbia Department of Corrections; Florida Department of Corrections

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    In recent years, the state has privatized the entirety of its $183 million juvenile commitment system — the nation’s third-largest, trailing only California and Texas. Florida not only relies on private contractors to self-report escapes and incidents of violence and abuse, but the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice routinely awards ...

  9. Salvia coccinea - Wikipedia

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    Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, [1] scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, [2] is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). [2]