Advocating for the just and humane treatment of those who are incarcerated.
Author: Executive Editor
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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2019 FLORIDA LOBBY DAY
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NEW FDC POLICY MOVES OFFENDERS FARTHER AWAY FROM HOME
Courtesy Ch 7 News Miami https://wsvn.com/news/investigations/new-florida-prison-policy-to-stop-contraband-inmates-will-not-be-placed-in-their-home-county/#.W8FWkjlLXdA.email This ridiculous policy is a major reason to vote for a Governor who will consider the humane aspects of incarceration and reverse this and other senseless procedures that are designed not to heal but to destroy. And that day is on the Horizon! The answer rests in your VOTE […]
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DEPT. OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATES SEXUAL ABUSE AT LOWELL C.I.
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION INVITES YOU TO ATTEND A COMMUNITY MEETING REGARDING THE LOWELL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is seeking information regarding whether the Florida Department of Corrections keeps inmates of the Lowell […]
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GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
This questionnaire was created and designed by the Campaign for Prison Reform (CPR), a statewide, 501c4 conglomerate committed to ending mass incarceration and the ravages of abuse, discrimination and systemic exploitation that exist in the criminal justice and immigration systems. Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidates Philip Levine, from left, Jeff Greene, Gwen Graham, Andrew Gillum and Chris […]
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VICTORY WITH A HUMAN PRICE TAG
For Immediate Release – July 20, 2018 Contact: Lakey Love (Campaign for Prison Reform) 850-345-0018 or lakey@campaignforprisonreform.org Campaign for Prison Reform Announces Victory Against Florida Department of Corrections Proposed Visitation Cuts TALLAHASSEE, FL – Friday, July 20, 2018, after five months of speaking out against Florida Department of Corrections’ proposed rule change on visitation cuts the Florida’s […]
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WHO LET THE DOGS OUT??? HOW TO AVOID GETTING BIT!
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 […]
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VITAL MESSAGE FROM MAYOR ANDREW GILLUM TO FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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 […]