FJI and Advocates to Local Governments: Choose Housing Over Handcuffs
April 22, 2025— As local governments grapple with enforcement of a new state law banning people from sleeping in public spaces, […]
Advocacy Groups Fear Trump Pressure Will Force Big Law Into Civil Rights Retreat
By Stefania Palma | April 6, 2025Financial Times US advocacy groups and small legal offices fear Big Law will retreat
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Coverage
Prisoners Plead for Air Conditioning in Lawsuit Against Florida Corrections Department
By KATE PAYNE | November 1, 2024Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It was the hottest September in more than
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Coverage
Florida Accused of “Deliberate Indifference” to Inmates in Sweltering Heat at Miami-Dade Prison
By CBS/News Service of Florida | November 1, 2024CBS Miami TALLAHASSEE — Accusing the state of “deliberate indifference,” a federal lawsuit
Prison Reform Advocates Sue in Federal Court for Air Conditioning in Florida Prisons
By Elena Barrera | October 31, 2024Tallahassee Democrat A new lawsuit is aiming for a big chill. After what was
Florida Prisoners File Federal Lawsuit Over Deadly Heat With No A/C
By Minnah Arshad | October 31, 2024USA Today Stifling heat at a Miami-area concrete prison without air conditioning contributed to
Heat Blamed for Four Deaths at Miami-Dade Prison, Lawsuit Says
By Ashley Miznazi | October 31, 2024Miami Herald South Florida temperatures soared to record highs over the last few summers —
FJI Files Lawsuit Over Sweltering Heat at South Florida Prison
Florida Justice Institute (FJI) filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) on behalf of those incarcerated at Dade Correctional Institution (Dade CI), seeking relief from the sweltering and oppressive heat that all incarcerated people must suffer through each summer.
Housing and Poverty, Press Coverage
Lawsuit Says Jacksonville Panhandling Ban Violates Free Speech
By Robert Grant | March 4, 2024Action News Jax JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new federal lawsuit against the City of