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This Week in the Florida Legislature, January 7-11
This week, the House Criminal Justice Committee held their inaugural meetings for the 2018 Legislative Session. The meeting began with a presentation on juvenile civil citation and direct file by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ),…

A Boy Among Men: What Happens When You Throw a Teenager into an Adult Prison? Guess.
Three years ago, the young man who would later be known as John Doe 1 shuffled into the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan. The town of 11,000 residents, which sits in the remote center of the state, houses five prisons,…

Transforming Closed Adult and Youth Prisons
In recent years policymakers and practitioners have implemented reforms to scale back the United States' punitive criminal justice policies. By year-end 2016 the number of people held in U.S. prisons had declined by 6% since a 2009 peak.…

New Report Says Florida Prosecutes More Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System Than Any Other State
According to a new study that looks at how many American teenagers are serving time in in adult jails, a full 60 percent of the youths serving life without parole sentences for a non-homicidal crime are from Florida.
That’s the most of…

FREE Webinar: Transforming Closed Adult and Youth Prisons – July 25 at 1:00 PM
In recent years policymakers and practitioners have implemented reforms to scale back the United States' punitive criminal justice policies. By year-end 2016 the number of people held in U.S. prisons had declined by 6% since a 2009 peak. Reductions…

Judge Takes Adult Prison Off the Table for Teens Convicted of Killing Winter Park Student – WFTV 9
A judge has taken an adult sentence off the table for two teenagers convicted of beating a 15-year-old boy to death, indicating the teens could avoid serving time in an adult prison.
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Florida Holds Highest Rate of Juveniles in Adult Prison – Santa Rosa’s Press Gazette
Data from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) reveals that Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton Counties have the highest rate of direct-filed juveniles in the state. Read more.

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Passes SB 936: Juvenile Justice
Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice will be considering SB 936, a bill which makes several key reforms to the juvenile justice system, including:
Prohibiting children younger than 14 from being prosecuted as adults for…

YES on SB 936: Juvenile Justice
Take Action! Tell your Senator to support SB 936!
On Monday, January 22, the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice will be considering SB 936, a bill which makes several key reforms to the juvenile justice system, including:
Prohibiting…