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justice system
Justice Renatha Francis targeted in challenges to appeals court candidates
Plaintiffs filed requests to disqualify Florida Supreme Court Justice Renatha Francis from cases challenging Gov. DeSantis' appellate court candidates.
LISTEN: Less than 24 hours after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, two more Black Americans have been killed by police. Ma’Khia Bryant, 16 Police in Columbus Ohio...
Author of “American Prison” Discusses Conditions For Prisoners in the U.S.
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 06/12/19 from the drop down menu https://staging.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— Corporations are making a good profit housing prisoners– what’s it...
Juvenile justice system ready for an overhaul
Hillsborough County has one of the highest juvenile arrest rates in the country, and transferred more juveniles to the adult system than any other county from 2007 to 2008. County Commissioner Kevin Beckner plans to...
Public Defender on life without parole for juvenile offenders
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether juveniles should be imprisoned for life without parole in cases where there was no homicide. Today, Pinellas County Public Defender Bob Dillinger called such sentencing severe. The...
