Families seek answers about loved ones' deaths in Florida's state prisons

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Starleater Simmons spends most of her time at home in her bedroom. On her dresser, she keeps a bar of soap, a bottle of shampoo, a hairbrush, and flip-flops. The items may not seem like much. But to Simmons, they represent the final physical threads connecting her to her son. “They sent all his stuff to me," Simmons said, holding her son's hairbrush. “I just touch it and smell it sometimes to, you know, be near my baby."

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