Florida Public Defenders Association

In Florida a court can sentence a person under the age of 21 as a youthful offender. If a court does so that person can only receive a maximum sentence of…

The Florida Senate is considering more juvenile justice legislation. It’s looking at measures classifying certain kids as prolific offenders and changing…

Bills to help some of the state’s most vulnerable Floridians as well as youthful offenders have passed their first Senate committee. Therapy Dogs In…

Republican House leaders say it’s just a budget-cutting exercise, but the head of the Florida Public Defenders Association isn’t convinced. Pinellas…

Murder witnesses’ personal information would be exempt from Florida’s public records laws under a bill that passed its first House committee Wednesday.…

A bill aimed at decreasing the number of juveniles charged as adults is still alive in the Florida Senate, after narrowly passing its first committee…

As a number of criminal justice issues continue to move in the Florida Legislature, others may be dead this session. That includes a Senate effort to…

A bill initially aimed at protecting the witnesses to a felony crime has now gone through another change in the House, after passing a second…

A bill making changes to Florida’s 10-20-Life law is now heading to the Senate floor, after passing its last committee Thursday. Sen. Aaron Bean…

Florida lawmakers are considering different ways to help the state’s juvenile offenders. The aim is to help them succeed in life and make sure they don’t…