Law and public safety

Impact of juvenile fines and fees

Florida charges children and their families 31 different fines and fees for their involvement in the juvenile system, including public defender charges, court administration and costs of detention. In this special report, we introduce you to a Lake County family that owes over $830 in fines and fees. The debt …

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Florida quarterback Richardson was driving faster than 105 mph, deputy says in newly released video

Anthony Richardson, the young University of Florida quarterback who has electrified fans, could have been ticketed for driving faster than 105 mph earlier this month, but the sheriff’s deputy’s pickup that briefly pursued him couldn’t go any faster, according to newly released video of the traffic stop. In the video, …

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Report in election fraud investigation says jailhouse sign-ups could compromise Florida’s voter system

The lead investigator for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s sweeping criminal probe into jailhouse voter sign-ups by this county’s Democratic elections supervisor concluded that the effort represented a “haphazard registration of inmates” that could compromise the integrity of the state’s voter registrations, according to her summary notes in the …

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