Courtesy WFOR-TV


Michele Gillen investigates as inmates suffering from mental illnesses languish on the 9th floor of the Miami-Dade Detention Center. Following Michele's multi-part investigative series, multiple lawsuits have been filed ordering inmates off what insiders call The Forgotten Floor.
NOTE: This is an ongoing investigation. Please revisit this page for continuous updates.

Streaming Video - 15 Parts

Part 1 - Inside The Forgotten Floor
 Part 2 - The Forgotten Floor: What now?
 Part 3 - Judges take note of Forgotten Floor report
 Part 4 - Lawsuit is filed over conditions of inmates
 Part 5 - Public Defender's Office takes note of Forgotten Floor series
 Part 6 - Public Defender's Office files suit
 Part 7 - Court wants inmate who attempted suicide out of Miami-Dade jail
 Part 8 - Three more inmates ordered to treatment
 Part 9 - Judge wants to hold DCF in Contempt of Court
 Part 10 - DCF secretary tours Forgotten Floor in response to series
 Part 11 - Head of DCF resigns
 Part 12 - Appeals Court orders inmates removed from Forgotten Floor
 Part 13 - Is help on the way?
 Part 14 - Series screened before a U.S. House Judiciary Committee in D.C.
 Part 15 - Florida Supreme Court Justice Cites "Forgotten Floor" series and appoints Judge Steve Leifman to reform conditions for mentally ill in state jails.