AND NOW THERE ARE THREE. The Parole Commission has removed the ‘vacant’ sign from the seat of that third empty chair and gave a warm welcome to their newest member, Bernard Cohen, a former corrections executive. The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The newest member of the state parole commission is no stranger […]
Seven (7) of Florida’s prisons are slated for closure by July, including a major institution at Raiford and a Broward women’s prison, according to a Florida Department of Corrections press release. However, this will not give inmates any hope of release or possibility of parole when, in fact, this would be the ideal time for our state government to Reinstatement Parole. […]
Rip Van Winkle may have slept for 20 years but Florida has been in a selective state of unconsciousness for 29. There’s been no Parole in Florida since 1983 (with few exceptions) and it’s TIME TO AWAKE THE STATE! And that’s just what happened at the rally held at the Capital on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, first day […]