Anne GeggisDecember 6, 2023
4min0
A past conviction for a nonviolent crime more than 3 years old would not prevent one from getting a license to cut hair under the bill.
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Anne GeggisDecember 6, 2023
Ryan NicolOctober 23, 2019
4min1033
The bill stops employers from asking about a job applicant's criminal history early in the application process.
Ryan NicolSeptember 7, 2018
4min741
A new 60-second ad, going statewide, is aimed at garnering support for the restoration of voting rights for convicted felons who have served their prison sentence. The ad campaign was launched by the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) in partnership with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC). The ad, titled “Time Done,” shows the fictionalized story […]
Rosanne DunkelbergerFebruary 27, 2017
13min250
People don’t come to Florida’s Capitol without an agenda, and when they want to share it with the world, you can bet they’ll plan a news conference/media availability to share it via the Fourth Estate. Wednesday was particularly rich with such events; I was assigned to go to ‘em all. As a babe in these […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 26, 2017
2min240
There is a movement afoot in the United States to allow reformed criminals to have a second chance, and a couple of bills in the Florida House could be part of that. Earlier this month, Rep. Shervin Jones filed House Bill 31, which would remove the requirement on job applications for an applicant to disclose whether […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2016
2min283
Criminal history has often disqualified reformed felons from large swaths of the job market. However, Jacksonville business leaders are looking to rectify that injustice. “Project Open Door,” announced Tuesday at the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, asserts companies will not ask about a job applicant’s arrest record until the interview process. This, akin to the “Ban […]
Phil AmmannMay 5, 20167min180
People remember President George W. Bush for his often-fractured way with words. Wordsmiths immortalized the presidential malapropism machine with his own category of flubs — “Bushisms.” True, his tongue often may have been in overdrive as his brain shifted gears. On one occasion, however, Bush nailed it: “America is the land of the second chance […]
Jim RosicaDecember 4, 2015
7min392
Days after the state Supreme Court ordered a redrawing of Florida’s congressional districts, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum now is exploring a primary challenge to Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, whose seat was redirected toward the Panhandle and Big Bend. A longtime Democratic Party official, though, says Gillum has a tough slog if he thinks he […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 18, 2015
10min226
On Wednesday afternoon, one of the highlights of the two day Operation Reform conference in Jacksonville was a bipartisan mayoral panel, moderated by Van Jones with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, and Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver G. Gilbert III. As one might expect, the panel, thematically focused on the modest goal of […]
Melissa RossNovember 6, 20153min177
A bipartisan summit on criminal justice reform is expected to draw local and national thought leaders to Jacksonville this month. Operation Reform, sponsored by #Cut50, the Ford Foundation and Operation New Hope, will focus on re-entry solutions for people leaving incarceration, and reducing recidivism through employment. This was a major focus of the Jacksonville Journey, […]