In 2016, the Florida Gateway College became part of the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program. Now, three years later, 47 inmates walked at the first college graduation inside a Florida prison.
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Shelley Postle and MaKenzie Boyer, who works for Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, are only a call away for those who are battling mental illness and in an emotionally charged situation. In April 2018, the Gainesville Police Department and Meridian formed the city’s first co-responder program.
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Gainesville is the first Florida city to have a participatory defense hub. Tennessee, Alabama, California, Pennsylvania and New York are among other states with the community-driven initiative.
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The Florida House of Representatives is considering a proposal that would change the definition of a "completed sentence" for felons looking to have their voting rights restored under November's Amendment 4. Under the bill, felons would have to pay all court fees, fines and restitution to be eligible for the “automatic” vote restoration.
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New 8th Circuit Judge Gloria Walker remarked that she has lived the American dream following her investiture ceremony on Friday.
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The proposed legislation offers amnesty to the first person who makes a 911 call in a hazing emergency.
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Florida Sen. Bobby Powell filed SB 1326 in late February to allow inmates extra visitation with their newborn and locate them at the closest facility to the baby.
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Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, sponsored SB 160 amid an international conversation surrounding child sex dolls and their link to increased sexual preying on children.
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