Press Releases

Latest Findings Outline Sentencing Reform as Pathway to Reducing Incarceration Rates in Florida

Findings from report identify Florida’s current cap on gain time as one of the primary drivers of the state’s prison population

ACLU of Florida Statement on Senate Bill Restricting Amendment 4

“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.”

ACLU Report Reveals Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) May Have Targeted Dozens–If Not Hundreds–of U.S. Citizens in Miami in the Last Two Years

Based on Miami-Dade County records, the report finds widespread errors by ICE that resulted in illegal detentions of U.S. citizens.

ACLU of Florida Statement on House Bill Restricting Amendment 4

This legislation will maintain vestiges of Florida's Jim Crow history and undermine the will of Florida's electorate that voted for second chances.

ACLU of Florida responds to the verdict against Nouman Raja in Corey Jones Shooting

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.

Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform Responds to Senate Criminal Justice Committee’s Vote to pass the Florida First Step Act

Advocates say the Florida First Step Act doesn’t address racial disparities in our criminal justice system

ACLU of Florida Statement on Senate Bill 624

The Senate Criminal Justice Committee today voted to pass Senate Bill 624, which would generally prohibit placing youth in solitary confinement.

Advocates Across Florida Speak Out Against DeSantis for Supporting SB 168

The newly elected governor announced his support of the highly damaging Bill, which undermines local law enforcement and erodes public security