For two years, Florida Juvenile Justice department ducked records request

Nearly two years since the Department of Juvenile Justice received a records request from the Florida Phoenix, it remains unfulfilled. Despite fulfilling a nearly identical request in 2024 within three months, the department has not provided a reason for the nearly two-year delay on the follow-up request, or an estimated time it may be completed. [

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 802

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Nearly two years since the Department of Juvenile Justice received a records request from the Florida Phoenix, it remains unfulfilled.

Despite fulfilling a nearly identical request in 2024 within three months, the department has not provided a reason for the nearly two-year delay on the follow-up request, or an estimated time it may be completed.

According to Bobby Block, executive director of the First Amendment Foundation, not returning public records requests …

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