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Florida prison privatization decision appealed
Submitted by Special on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 9:37am.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is appealing a court ruling that struck down a Florida prison privatization plan.
Bondi's filing on Monday came just hours after Gov. Rick Scott's office said the state would not appeal.
Circuit Judge Jackie Fulford ruled last month in Tallahassee that the plan to privatize nearly 30 prison facilities in South Florida violated the Florida Constitution.
Fulford said lawmakers erred by putting the provision in the state budget instead of passing it as a stand-alone law.
The Police Benevolent Association, which represents prison guards, had challenged the budget provision.
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