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A.G. GancarskiNovember 18, 2015

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 13, 2015

Just as a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case may strike down Florida’s death penalty sentencing laws, ACLU staff attorney Adam Tebrugge of Bradenton is discussing the death penalty Monday night in St. Augustine at an event sponsored in part by Amnesty International. The high court is reviewing what the New York Times calls Florida’s […]

Melissa RossNovember 6, 2015

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, […]

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Lenny Curry and Andrew Gillum discuss restorative justice, banning the box

Florida’s death penalty reviewed by U.S. Supreme Court, discussed in St. Augustine

Operation Reform Summit seeks bipartisan approach to criminal justice reform