NEW: Brian Tracey died of pneumonia while being held at a Florida jail. The jail’s healthcare provider is affiliated with Armor Health companies, which have a history of delaying or denying care to inmates across the country, lawsuits allege. With @thefloridatrib.bsky.social

Most of Florida’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated with Armor. By @nicholemanna.bsky.social @thefloridatrib.bsky.social

The Florida Trib won six first-place awards in the Florida Society of News Editors’ 2026 journalism contest, including a prestigious gold medal for public service for its 'Cold-Blooded' series. floridatrib.org/2026/03/31/f...

The Florida Trib is proud to be a Founding Newsroom of Local News Day. Find an event near you, meet journalists and learn how to be a conscious consumer of news. floridatrib.org/events/

NEW: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration planned to spend more than a billion dollars on the immigration detention facility in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, according to records released under a judge’s order and obtained by The Florida Trib. floridatrib.org/2026/03/01/n...

In at least nine executions from February to September 2025, there were signs of underdosings, the use of expired drugs, drug substitutions, or flaws in drug logs maintained by the Florida Department of Corrections. New w/ @motherjones.com floridatrib.org/2026/02/27/f...

A campaign that could extend health care coverage to an estimated half a million Floridians has been suspended, and a push to legalize adult use of marijuana may unravel before it ever reaches the ballot. NEW from Florida Trib reporter Kate Payne: floridatrib.org/2026/01/30/t...

New from me: There's some context missing from all of the conversation about Lynn Jones Turpin, the Black journalist who went viral for her words to the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach

On college campuses across Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to expand his army of political loyalists — both college presidents and university trustees, who are poised to dominate for many years to come, no matter who is elected governor in 2026. jaxtrib.org/2026/01/07/w...

NEW: Ronnie Ferrell, 1 of 3 men convicted in the 1991 murder of Gino Mayhew, wrote a letter to the State Attorney saying he was wrongfully convicted. Melissa Nelson's office began a review into Ferrell's case, which was then abruptly stopped. We asked why: jaxtrib.org/2025/12/31/s...

Those who found themselves in Judge R. Hudson Olliff’s chambers say he would sometimes say things about Black people that raised questions about whether such defendants would find equal justice in his courtroom. The latest in our ‘Cold-Blooded’ series: jaxtrib.org/2025/12/22/t...

It's #givingTuesday -- may I suggest a donation to The Tributary? We've done some great work this year and we're entering 2026 with the same momentum + added coverage of Florida’s Capitol, statewide elections, the environment and Jacksonville City Hall. Here's some of our work from 2025:

An examination by The Tributary of dozens of previously unpublicized cases of alleged Jacksonville Sheriff's Office brutality revealed striking patterns in the agency’s conduct. Here's what we found. Reporting by @nicholemanna.bsky.social jaxtrib.org/2025/10/23/f...

Exciting news! @jaxtrib.org was chosen as part of @propublica.org's Local Reporting Network. I'll be working on a pretty awesome project with them over the next year. www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

NEXT FRIDAY! Join @jaxtrib.org journalists as we launch our new project, the Night of the Living Deadline pumpkin ale in collaboration with Bold City Brewery $10 at the door = a spooky beer and commemorative koozie. See you there 🤝

NEW: 11 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue first responders were subpoenaed over the summer related to the April death of Charles Faggart in the Duval County jail, according to records obtained by @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social jaxtrib.org/2025/09/25/f...

The scope of the federal investigation into the death of Charles Faggart is unclear, & SA Melissa Nelson did not say what conclusions her own office has drawn about the case. This latest development happened “after consultation” with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, she said. jaxtrib.org/2025/09/18/f...

NEW: The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office will take the lead investigating the death of a 31-year-old father in the Duval County Jail in April, according to State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office. via @natemonroe.bsky.social + @nicholemanna.bsky.social jaxtrib.org/2025/09/18/f...

Today was a good day. I’m honored to have won @journalists.org award for feature reporting in a small newsroom for my series that dissected and questioned the prosecution used against a man who was sent to Florida’s Death Row 30 years ago. You can read it here: jaxtrib.org/2025/03/17/h...

Big congrats to @jaxtrib.org ’s irreplaceable @nicholemanna.bsky.social for winning first prize for feature reporting in the national @journalists.org awards for her work on ‘Cold-Blooded,’ a project scrutinizing the decades-old Death Row case against a Jacksonville man.

. @jaxtrib.org's @nicholemanna.bsky.social is a finalist in feature reporting for her "Cold-Blooded" series. You can read the first story here: jaxtrib.org/2025/03/17/h...

New from @jaxtrib.org | Jacksonville cop should have disclosed hit to driver’s face, experts say The controversial stop stemmed in part from a vague force policy that gives officers discretion to use violence at the first sign of resistance. 📝 @nicholemanna.bsky.social jaxtrib.org/2025/08/20/j...

NEW: The controversial stop of a motorist that went viral in July stemmed in part from JSO's vague use-of-force policy, which gives officers broad discretion to use violence at the first sign of resistance, according to experts jaxtrib.org/2025/08/20/j...

New @jaxtrib.org | JSO officer in viral stop had third, unspoken reason why he pulled driver over The stop carries the hallmarks of pretextual policing, a known tactic in which cops use minor traffic violations to fish for other crimes 📝 @nicholemanna.bsky.social jaxtrib.org/2025/08/13/j...

JSO officer in viral stop had third, unspoken reason why he pulled driver over: The stop carries the hallmarks of pretextual policing, a known tactic in which cops use minor traffic violations to fish for other crimes. jaxtrib.org/2025/08/13/j...

NEW: The Bartow Police Department arrested a driver and passenger in July and charged them with violating a state immigration law that has been blocked by a federal judge, according to a bimonthly report from the Florida Attorney General’s Office. jaxtrib.org/2025/07/30/t...

New from @jaxtrib.org | After video of William McNeil's Jr.'s traffic stop went viral, we pulled more than three years of traffic-stop data. Getting ticketed for no headlights in the rain is exceedingly rare in Jacksonville - but less so if you're Black like McNeil. jaxtrib.org/2025/07/28/b...

From 2021 through July of this year, Jacksonville deputies wrote tickets for “no headlamps” in rain, fog or smoke at least 78 times, according to records from the Duval Clerk of Courts, with the vast majority – about 63% – going to Black drivers. jaxtrib.org/2025/07/28/b...

A Duval County jail sgt suspended in the aftermath of the violent death of a 31-year-old in April was hired despite having been kicked out of the Marines & a history of arrests for domestic violence & DUI, according to records obtained by @nicholemanna.bsky.social jaxtrib.org/2025/07/21/r...

U.S. Supreme Court rejected a plea to block the execution of Michael Bell who was convicted of killing a Jax couple more than 30 yrs ago Justice Sotomayor and Kagan would've granted the stay of execution so the court could have heard Bell’s appeal. jaxtrib.org/2025/07/15/u...

NEW: Fl. Supreme Court upheld a decision by a Duval judge rejecting relief for a Death Row inmate – despite signed affidavits by two witnesses who said they were coerced by the state to lie. Michael Bell is scheduled to die on July 15. by @nicholemanna.bsky.social jaxtrib.org/2025/07/08/f...

NEW: In the three days after Charles Faggart was rushed to UF Health with fatal injuries from the Duval Co jail, Sheriff T.K. Waters sent and received no email – or at least none that the sheriff’s office is willing to disclose. jaxtrib.org/2025/06/26/j...

NEW: The state used Sidney Jones as their star witness to put Kenneth Hartley on Death Row. I dug up Jones's past and found a sprawling criminal record that begs the questions: Why was he believed? And why weren't other witnesses with different stories called to testify? jaxtrib.org/2025/06/26/c...

NEW: Duval County Circuit Judge Jeb Branham denied the motion for relief for Death Row inmate Michael Bell convicted of the 1993 murder of a husband and wife after yesterday's evidentiary hearing jaxtrib.org/2025/06/24/d...

Michael Bell, who is scheduled to be executed July 15, will have an evidentiary hearing on Monday — some of the arguments made in his motion came from @jaxtrib.org's recent investigation into another Duval death penalty case. jaxtrib.org/2025/06/20/w...

Charles Faggart’s autopsy report is exempt from public disclosure while prosecutors investigate whether the force used against Faggart during his time at the jail – including a restraint chair, pepper spray and a stun gun – was legally justified. jaxtrib.org/2025/06/12/a...

Charles Faggart’s autopsy report is exempt from public disclosure while prosecutors investigate whether the force used against Faggart during his time at the jail – including a restraint chair, pepper spray and a stun gun – was legally justified. jaxtrib.org/2025/06/12/a...

The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer in 2020. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

NEW: Sergeant among nine guards suspended by the Jacksonville sheriff after a Duval County inmate was allegedly brutalized to death in April was reprimanded in 2021 after he pepper sprayed a restrained inmate at close range, according to docs obtained by The Tributary jaxtrib.org/2025/05/19/s...

Susie Wiles, President Donald J. Trump’s chief of staff, blasted a controversial and fast-tracked proposal backed by Florida regulators that would trade 600 acres of prized public land in St. Johns County to a private developer, calling the proposed swap “outrageous." jaxtrib.org/2025/05/18/s...

Lawyers for Kenneth “Kip” Hartley, a Jacksonville Death Row inmate convicted of murder more than 30 years ago on the word of a known liar and three jailhouse snitches, are fighting to pry loose records they hope will undo the case. jaxtrib.org/2025/05/08/d...

NEW: @jaxtrib.org obtained hundreds of pages of medical records from Charles Faggart's time at UF Health. Doctors concluded he did not have fentanyl in his system or suffer a seizure, contradicting key details released by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. jaxtrib.org/2025/05/05/m...

Allison Fierro said she was injured by officers at the Duval County jail. After JSO was made aware of the incident, Fierro received a short note from Sheriff T.K. Waters expressing his “regret” that her experience at his jail was “unfavorably perceived.” jaxtrib.org/2025/04/30/j...

When Allison Fierro was released from the Duval Co jail, a friend rushed her to Mayo for treatment of massive bruises around her eyes — gained after she was taken to the ground by a CO who said she wasn’t injured The bruising was so bad Mayo called 911 jaxtrib.org/2025/04/30/j...

. @jaxtrib.org is hiring an investigative reporter! Reach out if you are interested and have any questions! jaxtrib.org/about/jobs/

ICYMI: One of the correctional officers suspended after Charles Faggart's death was reprimanded last year. Records show he and two other officers failed to check on inmate David Given before he was found dead in his cell. jaxtrib.org/2025/04/22/o...

NEW: One of the 9 Duval County jail officers suspended earlier this month in connection with the death of 31-year-old Charles Faggart was reprimanded last year in an unrelated internal affairs investigation centered around the death of a different inmate. jaxtrib.org/2025/04/22/o...

“What we are clearly seeing is that with this administration, they are not responding to congressional inquiries,” said Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, who wrote to Trump after hearing that ICE was pressing tribal citizens for their immigration status. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

. @jaxtrib.org is hiring an investigative reporter! Reach out if you are interested and have any questions! jaxtrib.org/about/jobs/