Guest AuthorDecember 6, 2019
5min249
The voice of the people continues to be silenced.
Tag: executive clemency
Guest AuthorDecember 6, 2019
Drew WilsonMay 2, 2018
5min2412
Nearly three quarters of Florida voters say they would support a ballot amendment to restore voting rights to ex-cons, a new poll found. The survey, conducted jointly by North Star Opinion Research and EMC Research, found that supermajority support for the measure regardless of the political party. “This amendment has the strong bipartisan support needed […]
Drew WilsonMarch 6, 2017
3min592
A restoration of civil rights bill got an amendment from St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes that would give convicts the right to own guns after completing their sentence. SB 934, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Perry Thurston, would automatically restore all other civil rights, such as the right to vote, when a felon completes their […]
Guest AuthorMay 7, 20155min375
With state prison and criminal justice reforms in the news, state inmates, their families and supporters, lawyers, and other advocates should be aware of early-release options and strategies. Florida has nearly 101,000 inmates in 56 major state prisons and numerous annexes and work camps. A clemency commutation of sentence and parole are alternate paths to […]