criminal justice

Two different messages at separate press conferences Monday as activists call for firings and local officials urge calm following the shooting death of Tony McDade and amid protests over police killings of unarmed black men and women.

More information is surfacing about what led to the deaths of two people near Holton Street, one killed by a stabbing and the other, shot by a police officer. The Tallahassee Police Department has identified 38-year-old Tony McDade as the person who was killed in the shooting and who stabbed 21-year-old Malik Jackson to death. McDade recorded a video the morning the incidents took place. In it, McDade recounts being jumped by a group of men and vows revenge.

Saturday’s national day of protest extended into Sunday, as protesters lined Monroe Street in front of the Old Capitol and the Leon County Courthouse.

At the forefront of the protests is the fatal shooting of Tony McDade this week by a Tallahassee police officer.

The family of Malik Jackson held a candlelight vigil to honor his life last night.

Two people are dead after a stabbing homicide and an officer-involved shooting on Tallahassee’s Southside this morning.

Florida felons don’t have to repay fines, fees, and restitution before registering to vote. That’s according to a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle. He issued his decision Sunday after hearing arguments earlier in the month over a 2019 law that implemented a 2018 constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to most felons in Florida.

The Florida Department of Corrections is facing a lawsuit for failing to release information on how it’s handling the COVID-19 outbreak in prisons. More than 1,000 Florida inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus, seven have died.

The number of coronavirus cases reported in Liberty County jumped from just 8 to 60 overnight between Sunday and Monday. The majority of those cases stem from staff and prisoners at the Liberty Correctional Institution.

Amid rebukes from a federal judge, a top Florida elections official laid out the state’s process for determining whether felons are eligible to vote under a law that is the subject of a closely watched voting-rights trial that entered its second week Monday.