Miami-based Armor Correctional Health Services has a long history of complaints of providing subpar care to inmates – and has even been convicted of felony abuse over the death of an inmate. Even though Florida law bars companies with such convictions from doing business with the state, the state has continued to contract with Armor companies, according to reporting by Nichole Manna, with support from the Fund. Manna’s reporting for The Florida Trib, in partnership with ProPublica, highlighted the case of Brian Tracey, who died in a Jacksonville jail after struggling to get enough oxygen for nine days.
For Florida Trib/ProPublica partnership, grantee shows that jails keep contracting with private health company despite inmate deaths
