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The Florida Roundup is a live, weekly call-in show with a distinct focus on the issues affecting Floridians. Each Friday at noon, listeners can engage in the conversation with journalists, newsmakers and other Floridians about change, policy and the future of our lives in the sunshine state.Join our host, WLRN’s Tom Hudson, broadcasting from Miami.

2/8/19: Prison Reform; Airbnb

Inside of a prison
DYLAN OLIPHANT / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Inside of a prison

Almost 100,000 people are serving time behind bars in Florida state prisons, where there’s a shortage of guards and healthcare costs are expensive. We took a closer look at the state’s attempts to address its overcrowded and underfunded prisons with Health News Florida’s Julio Ochoa and John Kennedy, capitol reporter for GateHouse Media.

Airbnb

We also took a closer look at the revenue and issues surrounding the Airbnb industry in the Sunshine State with John Kennedy and Taylor Dolven, a tourism reporter for The Miami Herald.

Photo used under  Creative Commons license.

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Heather is joining WJCT as the new producer of First Coast Connect.
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