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FDC Tearing Families Apart

NEW FDC POLICY MOVES OFFENDERS FARTHER AWAY FROM HOME

October 13, 2018

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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VITAL MESSAGE FROM MAYOR ANDREW GILLUM TO FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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…
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS VISITATION RESTRICTIONS REVISITED

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…
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