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Florida wants to shield officials in lawsuit accusing state of overusing solitary confinement in prisons

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The lawsuit contends that the department has overused solitary confinement, including for inmates diagnosed with mental illnesses. The state asked a federal judge Wednesday to shield Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon and former Secretary Julie Jones from testifying in a long-running lawsuit about the use of solitary confinement in the prison system.…

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