Forgotten Majority

Advocating for the just and humane treatment of those who are incarcerated.

Month: March 2019

  • LOBBY DAY RALLY 2019

    The importance of attending Lobby Day, an annual event that occurs just prior to the beginning of the Legislative Session, is to impress upon Legislators the critical criminal justice issues that will decrease a bulging prison population and protect public safety and to ask for their vote/support when those bills enter Committee for discussion. If […]

  • ASK SEN. PERRY TO BRING THESE BILLS TO THE TABLE

    If you have not emailed Senator Perry requesting that he add the bills that are important to us at the next criminal justice committee meeting, click on the link below to send an email. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WpCQggTaELzt3bNwgUuCTk0ycvPexikaEBkDTx3smKw Send email to: Perry.keith@flsenate.govFeel free to use the following format. Subject: Put SB642; SB704; SB1656 SB1212 & SB1032 on the […]

  • PAROLE HEARING 2/27/19

    Courtesy First Coast News: Anne SchindlerPublished: 6:12 PM EST February 27, 2019 https://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/news/crime/she-deserves-to-die-in-prison-mother-who-murdered-three-children-denied-medical-parole/77-a989998c-77bf-4dcc-a6cd-2f0b177526a1?jwsource=cl The Florida Commission on Offender Review (formerly the Parole Commission) conducts Parole Hearings in various parts of the state. This Hearing was held in Jacksonville Beach, Florida where 3 parole-eligible inmates were given the grace of Parole. Those offenders have shown themselves to […]