Eliseo Santana, running for sheriff in Florida’s Pinellas County, wants to end collaboration with ICE, reduce arrests, and shift some funds toward health services.
In Florida’s primaries, voters set up November clashes on criminal justice, multiple sheriffs lost re-election bids, and Miami’s prosecutor secured a new term.
In South Florida, the crowded Aug. 18 Democratic primary features one candidate who says he would not prosecute sex work and marijuana possession cases.
State Attorney Aramis Ayala has faced reprisal for bold criminal justice reforms. The Aug. 18 election will determine whether her successor builds on her legacy or backtracks.
In states that restored people’s voting rights, many public agencies aren’t doing enough to assist, and the pandemic slowed grassroots plans to pick up the slack.
Checking-in on the politics of prosecutors: A Vermont state’s attorney makes waves, and California and Florida prosecutors plan on dismissing more drug charges
With the election looking on March 19, the Political Report reviews some of the stakes on policing practices, immigration, and transparency.
In three GOP-governed states, a push to reform marijuana restrictions, repeal the death penalty, curb driver’s license suspensions
Tony Cummings, running for sheriff in Jacksonville’s March elections, lays out views on police accountability, civilian review boards, immigration.
An organizer with the Jacksonville Community Action Committee explains why her group is focused on the policing practices of the sheriff’s office, two months from local elections.
Louisiana phases out nonunanimous juries, Floridians regains the right to vote, Houston moves toward changing its bail system, and more.
Court issued a series of major youth sentencing and death penatly rulings in 2016. But its politics could soon swing dramatically.
Voters overwhelmingly approved measures to restore voting rights and enable bolder sentencing reform.
Implementation of medical marijuana measure splits attorney general candidates.
A sheriff challenger pledges to withdraw from ICE partnership Federal courts have repeatedly ruled against local officials who hold people in jail beyond their scheduled release based on ICE “detainer” requests. In January, ICE and 17 Florida sheriffs launched a new bid to circumvent those rulings; they announced a new sort of agreement, which they […]
In November, six states are holding referenda on whether to adopt “Marsy’s Law.”
Voters could overhaul Florida’s regime of mass disenfranchisement.
Will Florida voters open the door to retroactively applying criminal justice reforms?
Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis divided on criminal justice reform
Amira Fox secures GOP nomination for state attorney after sharply negative primary.
Flagler County expanded its county jail in July 2016, more than tripling the number of people it could detain. Later that year, the county elected a new sheriff—Rick Staly—who has since boasted about the record number of individuals in the jail and about the poor conditions therein. Staly has unveiled signs labeling the jail the “Green Roof […]
Primary preview: Gubernatorial candidates lay out platforms