The ACLU of Florida filed a class action petition today on behalf of 11 people who have been detained pretrial in the Sarasota and Manatee county jails because they cannot afford to pay their bail amounts.

The settlement will provide access to records regarding individuals’ release dates from Florida’s prisons

Despite the continued surge of COVID-19 cases, the jail has failed to improve health conditions for its staff and the thousands of incarcerated people in its custody as mandated by a 2021 Consent Decree

We filed a federal lawsuit challenging a West Palm Beach ordinance that prohibits asking for donations in certain public spaces. 

In response to an amicus brief filed by legal organizations, the Florida Attorney General’s Office reversed the State’s initial position and conceded that the ordinance was a violation of the First Amendment