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October 16, 2018

Florida Evacuates 4,000 from Hurricane-Damaged Prisons
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Florida prison officials say they're evacuating over 4,000 prisoners who
were left stranded in dire conditions after Hurricane Michael hit. Buzz
Feed News reports that families of prisoners at the Gulf Correctional
Institution-who were not evacuated ahead of the storm-reported heavily
damaged infrastructure and shortages of food and water in the prison.


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