Hurricane Milton megathread.
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Just as a note - it's important to be aware of https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/inmate-evacuation-hurricane-milton-jail-prison-florida
Prisoners are people who have been found guilty of crimes (sometimes accurately, sometimes not) and are serving out some portion of their lives in punishment. There is no excuse for recklessly endangering their lives regardless of the crimes they committed and there was ample advanced warning to arrange for and safely evacuate inmates to another location.
It is an absolute fucking travesty they're being left to die - don't forget to send your good will/prayers/whatever that they make it through alive and in good health regardless of their crimes... and if you're a local or can put pressure on the system (especially if someone you know personally is being subjected to this) after the fact with a lawsuit or other action - please do so.
This should not be happening.
Sure they left the prisoners behind, but the cops worked "around the clock" to make sure they moved their "evidence, paperwork and supplies" somewhere safe before the storm hit.
I guess they didn't learn their lesson from when thousands of prisoners were abandoned in their cells during Katrina.
Did the authorities responsible for that go to prison themselves?
If not, then the Florida prison officials apparently did learn from it.
Thank you for posting this. This truly is a travesty.
Your advice is excellent.
Oh God, that's horrifying. Thanks for highlighting this.
if this leads to incarcerated people coming to harm, I know that there will be people who will say that was a good thing and that makes me feel sick. As someone who has been a victim of violent crime, I thought that the perpetrator receiving a prison sentence would help me to heal from the trauma. I was wrong, and increasingly I understand that there is no justice to be found through retributive punishment, just more injustices heaped onto people.
That's fucking awful. What is wrong with Florida?
Republicans. And methamphetamine.
Were there no buses available to take them to other facilities? I guess they would argue that there is no way to securely transfer that many people that quickly. I wonder if there is an evacuation protocal requirement by the state that the prisons are not complying with, or if this was always the plan?
My personal cynical take? It'd cost too much money and the for profit prisons didn't want to pay it.
I'm sure they'll spin some bs about security but prisoner transfers happen all the time and people's lives are on the line.