Jesse SchecknerOctober 18, 2023
11min0
‘Florida has an opportunity to do more.’
Tag: recidivism
Jesse SchecknerOctober 18, 2023
Guest AuthorMarch 7, 2021
9min1825
The first step is trusting the process and put money into education to profit from the results.
Guest AuthorJanuary 29, 2021
6min975
We can make 2021 a historic year of renewed trust in law enforcement.
Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2019
4min472
Banning the box helps felons land interviews, but a commitment to second chances helps them land jobs.
Scott PowersJanuary 28, 2019
3min458
“I believe in the power of work to change lives."
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 14, 20195min832
The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) released its 2018 analysis last week of Florida sentencing laws and the effects on prison population. The report, commissioned internally by the Florida Legislature in its 2018 General Appropriations Act, makes several recommendations for reducing the state’s criminal justice costs by reducing prison population. The […]
Drew WilsonMay 3, 2018
7min239
It may be easier to attack symptoms, but Mike Finney says that isn’t the most effective way to make long-term gains in the war on poverty. “I’m Mike Finney, and I’m a recovering kid who grew up in poverty,” Finney said, in an AA-style intro. “I’ve managed to avoid lapsing back into poverty for 44 years.” The […]
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 […]
Larry GriffinSeptember 26, 2016
7min344
A group of state and local elected officials, as well as reformed ex-prisoners who know firsthand what the Bridges of America Orlando Transition Center can do, appeared Monday morning to protest the possible closing of the center by the Florida Department of Corrections. The center is being considered for closure due to what Bridges of […]
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 […]