FJI Client to Lawmakers: Son’s Death in Prison Was Preventable
January 12, 2024 The mother of Tristin Murphy and FJI client, Cindee Murphy, appeared before the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee […]
Criminal Justice Reform
Press releases and earned media around FJI area of focus: Criminal Justice Reform
FJI Objects to FDOC’s Legal Mail Rule Change
November 16, 2023 MIAMI— Florida Justice Institute, together with other civil rights groups, have objected to a proposed legal mail
FJI Sues FDOC for Family of Man Who Committed Suicide with Chainsaw
October 31, 2023 MIAMI— The Florida Justice Institute (FJI) has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)
How FJI Uses Impact Litigation to Fight for ‘Mr. Murillo’
Although people are sent to prison as punishment for a crime, as human beings they are still entitled to adequate
FJI Wins Elmer Williams Compassionate Release from Prison
Elmer Williams was a 32-year-old father when he was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a nonviolent burglary. Now
JAX to Stop Forcing People with Sex Offenses to Post ‘No Candy’ Signs
By Andrew Pantazi | September 22, 2022The Jacksonville Tributary This Halloween, the city of Jacksonville will stop enforcing a local ordinance
Florida Department of Corrections Pays $350,000 to Family of Incarcerated Man Brutally Murdered at Dade Correctional Institution
The family of Anthony Vidal, who was brutally murdered while incarcerated at Dade Correctional Institution (Dade CI), has settled a
Three Brevard County Residents To Attend First Brevard County Commission Meeting Fully Open to the Public Following Amendment to Sex Offender Ordinance
The doors to the Brevard County Government Center are finally open to all. On May 17, 2022, Vincent Rinaldi, Charles
Florida’s troubled prison system wants to shut down lawyer-to-inmate phone calls that can reveal cruel and illegal conditions
Florida’s troubled prison system wants to shut down lawyer-to-inmate phone calls that can reveal cruel and illegal conditions By Noreen