Reason: Florida Passes a Hugely Important Amendment to Allow Lawmakers to Reduce Criminal Sentences

Written By Diana Rademacher

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"Florida voters sent a clear message on Monday: Now's the time for meaningful criminal justice reform," says Lauren Krisai, senior policy analyst at the Justice Action Network and co-author of the Reason investigation. "There are hundreds of inmates serving sentences for years longer than those who are being sentenced for the same crimes today. I hope the legislature begins to correct this injustice in 2019—thankfully Amendment 11 cleared that pathway."

https://reason.com/2018/11/09/florida-passed-a-hugely-important-amendm/

Diana Rademacher
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