#florida prison system is a ticking time bomb, and “the status quo is not sustainable.” That dire warning is not from some outside reformer but the state official, #MarkInch who runs Florida Department of Corrections. #cjreform #prisonreform #BetterJusticeFL tampabay.com/opinion/2019/1…

#Florida needs to spend considerably more time and resources to eliminate the over-reliance of the criminal justice system to address the issues facing African American children. Uinsean Ó Duidhíorma #BetterJusticeFL #cjreform #NoPlaceForAChild jjie.org/2019/12/04/flo…

#United_States remains the only country that sentences children to life without the possibility of parole. The #SupremeCourt has not yet found juvenile life without the possibility of parole unconstitutional. #NoPlaceForAChild #cjreform theappeal.org/juvenile-life-…

All five of Jeff Brandes’ bills that were up in committee, most concerning sentencing reform, passed unanimously. He is known for taking a lead role in #cjreform measures. @rbracy30 Dianne Hart FAMM Foundation #BetterJusticeFL #FlaPol #prisonreform news.wfsu.org/post/sen-brand…

Whether or not to let certain incarcerated people out of prison is a decision that falls to the Florida Commission on Offender Review, consisting of three commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. #cjreform #prisonreform jjie.org/2019/12/10/3-o…

“The data is clear: Sentencing reform for lower-risk drug offenders is the right thing to do from the human standpoint and the cost standpoint,” said Rob Bradley, quoting a 2017 study by the OPPAGA. #BetterJusticeFL #cjreform #prisonreform #FlaPol tallahassee.com/story/news/pol…

Parole hearings are opportunities for those who have caused harm to express their responsibility. #cjreform #prisonreform gazettenet.com/Schachter-lett…

A federal judge recently ruled that voters can’t be stopped from voting because they’re too poor to pay financial obligations resulting from their conviction. Now Ron DeSantis is appealing that ruling. #BetterJusticeFL #cjreform tcpalm.com/story/opinion/…

In April, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order that created a joint task force on jails and pretrial incarceration. “To expand jail alternatives for those who can be safely managed in the community.” #cjreform thehill.com/opinion/crimin…

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Florida’s legislature are taking aim at mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent offenders. #FlaPol #sayfie #BetterJusticeFL #cjreform news.wfsu.org/post/capital-r…

Charging children as adults is barbaric.