Forgotten Majority

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

Category: Jacksonville

  • JAXPORT JOBS FOR EX-OFFENDERS

    NEW JACKSONVILLE PORT ACADEMY QUICKLY PREPARES EX-OFFENDERS FOR WORK Courtesy WJCT Newsp By LINDSEY KILBRIDE • MAR 7, 2017 lkilbride@wjct.org, 904-358-6359 or on Twitter at @lindskilbride.    Operation New Hope CEO Kevin Gay, Jax Chamber Chairman Darnell Smith, JaxPort’s Eric Green and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart announce the opening of the Jacksonville […]

  • MARISSA ALEXANDER NOW

    Wondering what Marissa Alexander is doing NOW?  She’s fighting and she’s only just begun. Introducing: The Marissa Alexander Justice Project. Why I created this organization: I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled….. The Mission of the MAJP is to provide services that promote the collaboration of broader movements of social justice and […]

  • FLORIDA JUSTICE IMPACT PROJECT

    The Florida Justice Impact Project (FJIP), sponsored by Forgotten Majority, Inc., is slated to open its doors July 1, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. This legal enterprise will offer Criminal Defense services to local residents who are economically disadvantaged, as determined by Federal Poverty Guidelines.  In addition, they will respond to reports of inmate abuses and follow […]

  • THE GLOBAL TEL LINK MONOPOLY

    The cost of a phone call from the local jail in Jacksonville, Florida is astronomical.  Global Tel Link (GTL) has a monopoly on providing those phone calls in Duval County and is charging exorbitant rates to those who are desperate to speak with their loved ones.  And don’t think it can’t happen to you.  On […]

  • Marissa Alexander’s Sentence Could Triple in ‘Warning-Shot’ Case.

    Posted: March 1, 2014   The Times-Union By Larry Hannan  (904) 359-4470 Larry.hannan@jacksonville.com BOB MACK/The Times-Union The second trial for Marissa Alexander (center) is scheduled to begin July 28. A Jacksonville woman whose case generated outrage when she was sentenced to 20 years in prison may end up behind bars for 60 years for the same […]

  • FREE LEGAL HELP JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA

    Mark your calendar for free legal assistance sponsored by Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. and the D.W. Perkins Bar Association.  They will host a RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC and a SEALING & EXPUNGEMENT CLINIC at the WELLS FARGO HISTORIC SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER AT 1601 N. MAIN ST., 2ND FLOOR. JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32206.  Check dates and […]