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A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

On Friday, Rep. Corrine Brown and Chief of Staff Elias Simmons plead not guilty to 24 federal counts related to One Door for Education. The charity, which allegedly was used as a slush fund by Brown instead of actually benefiting education, has been reported on widely in the press, especially regarding transactions that involved money being taken […]

Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2014

Across the country, policymakers are grappling with the phenomenon of “disruption.” Disruption refers generally to the process whereby some new technology or innovation “disrupts” a long-standing industry and its attendant regulatory environment, threatening market incumbents. Today, we see disruption most overtly in two areas: education and transportation. In education, new organizational structures, new teaching methods, […]

Dominic CalabroNovember 12, 2013

Crime rates in Florida are at historically low levels, yet the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) wants to reopen up to nine correctional facilities that were closed just last year. Recently, the state Criminal Justice Estimating Conference projected an increase of nearly 2,000 prisoners in Florida by next year, even as crime rates continue to […]

Tag: sentencing

Feds link Carla Wiley case to Corrine Brown

Gregory Newburn: Like transportation and education, the criminal justice system is ripe for ‘disruption’

Dominic Calabro: Revisit sentencing laws before opening new prisons