TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida Senate today voted to pass Senate Bill 404, which requires minors to obtain parental consent in order to access abortion care.
It’s time for this categorical discrimination to be brought to an end.
The amendment, which was sponsored by Florida Senator Randolph Bracy, allows incarcerated people to utilize earned gain time through good behavior and participation in educational and rehabilitative programs to reduce their time in prison to 65 percent of their original sentence.
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 468 which would allow judges to depart from mandatory minimum prison sentences and fines for drug trafficking offenses if certain conditions are met.
Today, the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee heard a presentation by FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice regarding current racial disparities in our criminal legal system.
Legislation could impact 18 percent of the state’s prison population.