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Pinellas County Sheriff
State bail law leads to overcrowding in Pinellas County Jail, sheriff says
Listen: The jail in Pinellas County is seriously overcrowded, with cells holding double their capacity and some inmates sleeping on mats on the ground. And the Sheriff said a law signed in 2023 by Governor...
Pinellas police are tracking where unhoused people sleep before state ban takes effect
Listen: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities can enforce bans on the unhoused population sleeping outside. But homeless advocates say punishing people who need a place to sleep would criminalize homelessness –...
The Scoop: Fri., November 17, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
School threats A 16-year-old is facing charges after making school threats on the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Instagram page. The teen had claimed he would bomb every school in the county tomorrow. Deputies searched the home,...
Protest calls for release of teen shot by police
The Friday rally outside the Pinellas County state attorney's office called for the release of Christopher Tonsel, shot by police in October.
Report on conflicted campaign contributions names Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri
The D.C. watchdog group, Common Cause, and Communities for Sheriff Accountability released “The Paid Jailer: How Sheriff Campaign Dollars Shape Mass Incarceration.” The report is the culmination of one year of research, documenting 48 sheriffs...
