Danny McAuliffeApril 30, 2019
5min613
Some major reforms are no longer in play.
Tag: prisons
Danny McAuliffeApril 30, 2019Danny McAuliffeApril 23, 20195min1229
It's moving through the Senate but doesn't yet have traction in the House.
Drew WilsonMarch 28, 2019
5min3447
"Florida locks up too many people for too long.”
Danny McAuliffeMarch 20, 2019
4min516
Prison health care costs are keeping the justice budget tight.
Ana CeballosMarch 16, 2019
5min254
The region hit by Hurricane Michael is home to 23 prisons.
William PatrickFebruary 20, 2017
6min417
Florida’s state lawmakers increasingly are embracing criminal justice reform policies that break with the state’s “tough on crime” past. But a sea change could be in the works. But a sea change could be in the works. Last year, Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, and the GOP-controlled legislature approved one of the most far-reaching civil asset […]
Scott PowersDecember 14, 2016
4min328
Turnover of staff at Florida’s prisons is so high that a substantial majority of guards in some prisons have less than two years experience, Corrections Secretary Julie Jones said Wednesday before the Senate Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee. Jones was at the subcommittee’s introductory meeting to push hers’ and Gov. Rick Scott administration’s priorities. They start with […]
Darryl PaulsonNovember 30, 2016
8min239
(Part two of two) In the first part of this article, I focused on the origins of the felon vote in Florida and the consequences it creates for both those convicted of a felony and on the Florida taxpayers. This part will focus on the various options concerning the felon vote. We know that over […]
Darryl PaulsonNovember 29, 2016
7min545
(First of two parts) Over a half-century ago, CBS News and journalist Edward R. Murrow aired a documentary about Florida’s migrant farmworkers called “Harvest of Shame.” Murrow documented the long hours and low wages of the migrant farmers, along with the poor health care, housing and education for the migrant families. A similar documentary could […]
Guest AuthorMay 23, 2016
6min193
As Florida residents continue to engage in this presidential election, Republicans, Democrats and independents are split on many pressing issues. But there’s one issue many voters are united on — criminal justice reform. Nearly every American has a family member, loved one or neighbor who has — or who will — come into contact with the criminal […]