TALLAHASSEE, FL – The House Judiciary Committee today voted to pass HB 1335, which would limit access to abortion care for young women in desperate need of nonjudgmental healthcare by licensed and trained physicians.
Findings from report identify Florida’s current cap on gain time as one of the primary drivers of the state’s prison population
“What Florida voters intended is already clear. Amendment 4 is self-executing. We urge lawmakers to uphold the will of Florida voters, stand for second chances and to withdraw this restrictive bill.”
Based on Miami-Dade County records, the report finds widespread errors by ICE that resulted in illegal detentions of U.S. citizens.
This legislation will maintain vestiges of Florida's Jim Crow history and undermine the will of Florida's electorate that voted for second chances.
Today, a jury found Nouman Raja, a former police officer, guilty of manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder for fatally shooting Corey Jones, a Black musician, in West Palm Beach in 2015.