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 […]
Criminal Justice Reform
Press releases and earned media around FJI area of focus: Criminal Justice Reform
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
After Lawsuit, Three Brevard County Residents Once Barred From Brevard Meetings Now Allowed to Attend
The doors to the Brevard County Government Center are finally open to all. On May 17, 2022, Vincent Rinaldi, Charles
Florida Troubled Prison System Seeks to End Lawyer Calls With Inmates
Florida’s troubled prison system wants to shut down lawyer-to-inmate phone calls that can reveal cruel and illegal conditions By Noreen
FJI Letter Pushes to End Arrests Under Palm Beach Panhandling Ordinance
Florida Justice Institute, together with lawyer Sabarish Neelakanta of SPN Law have sent a letter to the West Palm Beach
Letter Objecting to Attorney Call Rule
Florida Justice Institute, along with other civil rights organizations and individual lawyers, are urging the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)
3 Brevard County registered sex offenders file federal lawsuit against county
Finch Walker – Florida TodayView Comments Published 12:56pm Three Brevard County registered sex offenders are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against the
Lawsuit Challenges Brevard County Ban on People on Sex Offender Registry From Public Meetings
January 5, 2022. Today, the Florida Justice Institute (FJI), in partnership with Brevard County attorney Jessica J. Travis of DefendBrevard.com,