FJI and SPLC Challenge $500,000 Lien Imposed by Florida Department of Corrections Against Incarcerated Man
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – In a motion filed last week, Jason Baez challenged a $547,850 lien imposed by the Florida […]
Criminal Justice Reform
Press releases and earned media around FJI area of focus: Criminal Justice Reform
FJI Advocates for Change of FDOC’s Policy for Treating Opioid Use Disorder
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.
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
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