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FDC: Lockdown lifted at Florida prisons

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A lockdown is no longer in effect at Florida prisons, the Florida Department of Corrections announced Monday.

Operations are back to normal after a lockdown was ordered Thursday. Florida Department of Corrections officials canceled visitation this past weekend, citing an unspecified threat of violence.

“We made a planned, strategic decision to take proactive action to uphold our mission to protect public safety and keep our staff and inmates safe. I am confident the measures taken were not only necessary but effective. I am incredibly proud of our team across the Department for joining together to enhance the safety of our facilities and prevent any major disturbances from taking place,” said Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones.