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H.R.1, the “For the People Act” of 2019, which contains a provision to restore the FEDERAL voting rights of individuals once they are released. It states, “The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of

On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order reassigning Lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI prosecution to Amira D. Fox, a prosecutor from the 20th Judicial Circuit (covering Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Lee counties). The Broward County State attorney had asked to step down to avoid a conflict of interest, as he is personal friends with Mr. Book. A copy

We are calling on members to contact Florida Senators and encourage them to OPPOSE SENATE BILL 540. SB 540 was introduced by Senator Lauren Book and is dubbed the “Human Trafficking Bill”. Among recent changes to the bill is the creation of a “Soliciting for Prostitution Registry”. As SWOP Behind Bars (an organization that provides resources to incarcerated sex workers)

SCOTUSBlog, a resource for news and commentary of happenings at the Supreme Court of the United States, posted an “Interim Stat Pack” on the current (October 2018) term. Imagine a sports scorecard that’s helpful in predicting an athlete or team’s performance – only this one applies to the highest Court in the land. The stats show (among other things): Cases

A subcommittee under the Broward County Reentry Coalition, which is comprised of representatives from the Sheriff’s Office, Florida State Department of Corrections, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, County Reentry programs, treatment providers, legal professionals and registrants, has issued a report and recommendations on how to deal with the County’s homeless sex offender population. Approximately 27% of the registrant

Thanks to decades of tough-on-crime policies, Florida now has the third-largest prison population in the United States — nearly 100,000 people, including more minors than any other state. Florida requires people to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences and has abolished parole. All this costs taxpayers $2.4 billion per year. “There’s a general feeling that something has to