Pinellas County wins a round in money dispute with state
An appellate court has said “pay up” to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) in a financial dispute with Pinellas County over the cost of “secure juvenile detention care.” The 1st District Court of Appeal, in an opinion released Thursday, ruled against the department in a case the judges noted was “one of many now pending before this Court, with more in the pipeline.” Indeed, in December the same court ruled against Pinellas and Broward counties, saying their claims of being owed money were “a…
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