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INMATE STIMULUS CHECKS DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE
There’s still time to get your $1200 stimulus check. SO GET IT NOW$$$ Oct. 6, 2020 Courtesy AP BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. judge says the IRS can’t keep withholding coronavirus relief payments from incarcerated people, potentially clearing the way for at least 80,000 checks totaling more than $100 million to be sent to […]
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NEEDED: BODY CAMS IN FLORIDA PRISONS
In the midst of the current social turbulence and the nauseating pictures of police brutality, we must not forget about those who are incarcerated and have no voice nor are privileged with a cell phone camera to capture the beatings that occur at the hands of nasty correctional officers. If hate and injustices are happening […]
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LETTER FROM MARK INCH
WITH A RESPONSE FROM LOWELL C. I. “Amid this COVID-19 pandemic, what do you need from me? If I could give you anything within my authority as Secretary, what would you ask for? Careful, there is a reason for this question. Your request will me a lot about you. Will your request be of an […]
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VICTORY FOR RESTORATION OF FELON’S VOTING RIGHTS
April 7, 2020 at 7:17 p.m. EDT By Lori RozsaWashington Post – Rozsa is a journalist based in Florida. The federal judge overseeing the ongoing dispute between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and released felons who want to vote handed the Republican governor another defeat Tuesday. Federal judge expands voting decision to apply to all ex-felons […]
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BILLS TO WATCH
SB1308 introduced by Sen. Jeff Brandes – Criminal Justice Vice ChairCo-introducers Senators Bracy ; Powell ; Rouson ‘Authorizing the re-sentencing and release of certain persons who are eligible for sentence review under specified provisions; precluding eligibility for a sentence review for young adult offenders who previously committed, or conspired to commit, murder; requiring the Department of Corrections to notify […]
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LOBBY DAY 2020
Time is running out to register for Lobby Day 2020 and we want to make sure that EVERYONE who wants to attend is registered. Please take a moment to read the information below regarding dates, times, agenda and location. If you have not registered, please do so today!!! If you are registered, “THANK YOU!” WHO […]
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A UNIQUE GIFT FOR YOUR INCARCERATED LOVED ONE
Ms. Patti, a mom whose son is incarcerated, shared this great gift idea for a husband, wife or beloved family member that is in prison. Every Christmas, she buys a gift that she is sure her son would love and she saves that tangible gift for his homecoming. Then she sends him a card containing […]
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AVAILABLE NOW: ESAS – A Judicious Data Base That Exposes The Wide Range of Sentences For Similarly Situated Offenses.
“Over the course of my 30+ years in the legal profession, I have witnessed disparate treatment of citizens at every stage of the Criminal “Justice” System from unfair arrests and/or non-arrests by (some) police officers, excessive charging decisions and/or plea bargain offers by (some) prosecutors, disparate sentences from (a few) judges and inequitable representation by […]
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PREVIEW LOBBY DAY 2020
This letter below is being sent to a sample population at every prison in the state of Florida to educate and inform offenders of the impact we are seeking for Lobby Day 2020. The Florida First Step Act, Sen Jeff Brandes, started as a strong bill for prison reform in the 2019 Session but dwindled […]
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FLORIDA’S FIRST STEP ACT -DISAPPOINTING
FLORIDA LEGISLATORS THREW AWAY REAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM –AND MILLIONS IN TAXPAYER MONEY Many Florida families had pinned their hopes on promises of criminal justice reform. Extremely minor fixes were made around the edges of the profoundly flawed criminal justice industry in Florida. But the principle problem remains: Florida continues to throw away lives and […]
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