Jacob OglesMay 5, 2020
4min310
Rapper Meek Mill will publicize the campaign, which features two Florida inmates.
Tag: inmatesMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Jacob OglesMay 5, 2020
Ryan NicolMarch 17, 2020
4min1156
Miami-Dade has the second-most positive tests of any Florida county.
Ryan NicolJanuary 13, 2020
4min441
Sen. Jason Pizzo has filed similar legislation in the Senate.
Noah PranskyJuly 17, 2019
15min650
The state refuses to pay its guards and officers real wages to supervise felons.
Danny McAuliffeApril 30, 20195min613
Some major reforms are no longer in play.
Danny McAuliffeApril 23, 20195min1229
It's moving through the Senate but doesn't yet have traction in the House.
Michael MolineMay 31, 20187min233
Family and friends of some of Florida’s 97,000 prison inmates offered public testimony Thursday denouncing proposed visitation rules that could make it harder to see their loved ones regularly. “Limiting visitation is not in the best interest of the citizens of Florida and the communities in which they live,” Michael McBride, the father of an […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 3, 2015
5min596
Miami-Dade County was socked with a federal lawsuit Thursday by Muslim inmates who say they can’t get a religiously-acceptable meal in the county’s jails. Four inmates filed suit in federal court in Miami against the county, its jail system and various officials, according to the complaint. They seek a court order forcing the jails to […]
James CallMay 8, 20153min233
Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order Friday to crack down on the violent culture within Florida’s prison system. The order includes provisions addressing safety and transparency and that hold guards, wardens and Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones accountable. Newspaper investigations have detailed a series of unexplained inmate deaths, allegations of retaliation against whistleblowers, […]
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 […]