Press Releases

Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform Supports Legislation Allowing for Good Behavior, Education to Reduce Prison Time for Nonviolent Offenders

Legislation could impact 18 percent of the state’s prison population

October 15, 2019

ADVISORY: 10/7 Hearing in Case Challenging Florida Bill that Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge will hear directly from Floridians disenfranchised by Senate Bill 7066 (SB7066), passed earlier this year by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. The hearing will begin on Monday, October 7 at the federal courthouse in Tallahassee to add

September 26, 2019

Advocacy groups sue city of Ocala for enforcement of local ordinances that criminalize sleeping or resting outdoors only for people experiencing homelessness

The Southern Legal Counsel, ACLU of Florida, and pro bono attorney Andy Pozzuto filed filed a federal class action lawsuit against the city of Ocala on behalf of more than 200 other similarly situated homeless persons who have been arrested for sleeping or resting in public areas.

September 19, 2019

ACLU Petitions Court to Vacate Wrongful Convictions of Jamaican Fishermen

Petition filing complements ongoing litigation against the United States Coast Guard for kidnapping and abusive treatment of four Jamaican men

August 15, 2019

Groups File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Block SB7066

An analysis of 48 Florida counties shows fewer than one in five Floridians with past felony convictions would be eligible to vote under the new law

August 3, 2019

Federal Court Rules Florida County Public Meeting Policy Discriminates Based on Religion

MIAMI – The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled today that the Brevard County, Fla., Commissioners’ policy of using religious beliefs to determine who can offer invocations at public meetings is unconstitutional and discriminatory.

July 10, 2019