FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 31, 2009
CONTACT:
ACLU of Florida Central Regional Office, (407) 340-3550 or media@aclufl.org
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida Emerald Coast Criminal Justice Student Organization present Seth Miller, Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida (IPF) to discuss the organization’s current activities in Florida. IPF assists innocent prisoners in Florida obtain their freedom and rebuild their lives through the use of DNA testing. Additionally, IPF provides comprehensive transition assistance to exonerees and lobbies the Florida legislature for exoneree compensation and necessary criminal justice reforms.
This meeting is free of charge and provides an open forum where individuals can learn more about the advocacy work of IPF, Emerald Coast Criminal Justice Student Organization and the ACLU of Florida.
WHAT: Innocence Lost
WHO: Seth Miller, Executive Director of the Innocence Project
WHEN: September 2, 2009 at 7:00pm
WHERE: University of West Florida
Emerald Coast Campus Auditorium
1170 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
About the ACLU of Florida
The ACLU of Florida is freedom's watchdog, working daily in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend individual rights and personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. For additional information, visit our web site at: www.aclufl.org.
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