July 18, 2018
Advocating for the just and humane treatment of those who are incarcerated.
June 08, 2018
Sharing a bit of good advice! We’ve heard numerous people have had negative experiences with FDC going in during visitation and asking the visitor to go outside as a search dog signaled something in their vehicle. Documentation of an actual scenario Sunday, May 20, 2018 12:13 PM Hi. I went to visit my wife today…
June 05, 2018
This letter, authored by the current Mayor of Tallahassee, FL, and read at the Public Hearing on May 31st, opposes the Florida Dept. of Corrections' relentless pursuit to cut in-person prison visitation. Kudos to Mayor Gillum for taking an unpopular but bold stance on behalf of almost 100,000 families who suffer daily the heavy financial…
May 30, 2018
At a prison with Modified Visitation - every other weekend - this spouse could only touch, hug, kiss her husband 4 times a month. How do you define inhumane? There will be an upcoming Public Hearing on Thursday, May 31, 2018, addressing the modifications to FDC's proposed rollback to in-person visitation. The Hearing will be…
April 10, 2018
Sascha Cordner serves as the host and producer of local and state news content for the afternoon news program "All Things Considered" at WFSU. Sascha primarily covers criminal justice and social services issues. About a 100 people trekked to Tallahassee on April 6th for the two-hour hearing to voice their opposition to the proposed rule…
April 05, 2018
Article courtesy of Florida Cares (4/4/18) Denise Rock, CEO info.floridacares@gmail.com Yesterday’s FDOC public hearing on the visitation schedule changes went very well. FDOC reported that over 150 people replied by filing out the Public Hearing Appearance Request Record form. A reporter in the room counted well over a hundred attendees and there were people standing in the…
March 27, 2018
COME ONE, COME ALL!!! The Public Hearing on Visitation Rule 33-601.722 will be held on Tuesday, April 3rd, from 8:30 am to 10 am at the Capital Circle Office Center (Betty Easley Center), 4075 Esplanade Way, Room 148, Tallahassee, FL 32399. Anyone desiring to offer input regarding the rollback of visitation to twice monthly must…
March 14, 2018
Any offender can use the Multimedia Kiosks for: 1. Exchanging email messages with friends/family 2. Exchanging Video Grams and photos with friends & family. 3. Conducting scheduled video visitation sessions with friends & family 4. Purchasing music, games, eBooks, audio books and renting movies 5. Accessing the Employ Florida Marketplace to review job listings FDC…
March 11, 2018
Courtesy: Herald-Tribune 3/9/18 By Josh Salman Staff Writer Legislation follows Herald-Tribune investigation revealing severe disparity in sentencing. The Florida Legislature approved SB 1392 late Friday to bolster transparency in the criminal justice system, a reform experts hope will address rampant racial disparities in sentencing exposed in reporting by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The effort to improve data…
March 10, 2018
Watch the video 3/8/18: http://www.wtxl.com/news/protesters-rallying-for-inmates-at-florida-dept-of-corrections/article_6bbf8816-2360-11e8-9e7e-f3f7d52e4ae6.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next Protesters are pictured at Gov. Rick Scott's office dressed to represent offenders who will be negatively impacted by the proposed cutbacks in visitation, in spite of the well known factual benefits of getting a visit. They submitted a petition, authored by Jewie Tryon and addressed to Gov. Scott requesting his…
March 04, 2018
JOIN US ON THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 to protest the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) latest policy on curtailing visitation to twice a month for a minimum of 2 hours per visit. This is being seen as an effort to push video visitation at a rate of $2.95 for 15 minutes to reap huge profits…
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