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After voters passed an amendment that restores felons' voting rights in 2018, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting convicted felons from voting until they pay all their fees. Many voting rights activists call this a poll tax.
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In separate but parallel lawsuits, civil-rights and legal groups are challenging Florida’s use of solitary confinement in prisons and juvenile detention...
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The Florida Department of Corrections and researchers at Florida State University said Monday they will partner to study whether treating symptoms of...
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Activist Alice Marie Johnson called for more females voices in national debates about criminal justice reform during a speaking event Tuesday night at…
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'We Wouldn't Treat Our Animals This Way': Lack Of AC In Record Heat Puts Florida Prisons To The TestThis last May was the hottest ever recorded in the Sunshine State. That was followed by higher-than-average temperatures in June and July. The scorching…
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Powerful photographs revealing the lives of 25 women post-incarceration are on display at the Coral Gables Museum until Sept. 23. The exhibition, "The…
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More than 100 new laws go into effect this week in Florida, including the right to restore voting rights to felons and the banning of sanctuary cities.…
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In 2015, black youths were five times more likely than white youths to be incarcerated — the widest disparity since the start of the century. But advocates say crime rates are not to blame.
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Florida has one of the largest prison populations in the U.S. As of 2016, there were 99,000 people incarcerated in the state. The number peaked in 2011…
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Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law that’s meant to be an update to the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Act. The aim is to help exonerees...
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Private prisons are out for federal inmates, which is bad news for the Boca Raton-based GEO Group.A memo released Thursday from the U.S. Justice…
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The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is ending its relationship with one of the state’s largest operators of juvenile detention facilities. Youth…