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.
Allows a judge to exercise discretion to depart from the strict mandatory sentence under certain circumstances; provides that individual may not be imprisoned for longer than 12 months for the purchase of a...
Increasing the number of sentence points below which the court is prohibited from imposing a state prison sentence for certain offenders and is instead required to impose a nonstate prison sanction.
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...
SB 404/HB 265 would require minors to obtain parental consent prior to receiving an abortion. Most young people already seek the counsel of their parent or guardian when it comes to a...
The ACLU of Florida supports passage of HB 397 and SB 334: Remove Employment Barriers for People with Past Convictions.
