During every Florida Legislative Session, the ACLU of Florida works to accomplish positive reforms for civil liberties and civil rights and defend every Floridians' rights. Our legislative priorities this year cover a broad array of civil liberties issues including, criminal justice reform, LGBT rights, immigrant's rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty, and voting rights.
Retroactively applying recent beneficial reforms to mandatory sentences for aggravated assault and certain drug trafficking offenses. Providing resentencing for persons who committed certain offenses before...
Authorizing the resentencing and release of certain nonviolent offenders under the age of 25 who meet certain criteria; precluding eligibility for a sentence review for young adult offenders who previously...
Allows for downward departure from sentence for mitigating circumstance of substance abuse.
Increasing the prison-sentence threshold from 48 points to 60 points, thus providing that individuals who receive fewer than 60 points may receive a sanction other than prison (e.g., community control,...
Incentivizes and rewards rehabilitation in prison, reduces recidivism and increases public safety, saves hundreds of millions of dollars that can be reinvested in mental health and drug treatment services...
Incentivizes and rewards rehabilitation in prison, reduces recidivism and increases public safety, saves hundreds of millions of dollars that can be reinvested in mental health and drug treatment services...