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X America is the land of second chances. It is not the land of third and fourth and fifth chances when those chances end up injuring or killing a fellow citizen or a police officer, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, at a press conference announcing what he called Caitlynne s Bill.
He named the measure after Caitlynne Infinger Guajardo, a pregnant mother allegedly killed in 2019 by her husband, who was out on bond after assaulting her.
The leading measure this session is likely Senate Bill 21, authored by State Senator Joan Huffman, R-Houston, which limits the eligibility for certain people to be released on bond. Huffman declined to be interviewed for this story.
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Mar. 10 TALLAHASSEE Three months into Florida's vaccination efforts, Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to make vaccines available to state prisons, even as corrections officials have requested doses and identified thousands of elderly inmates who meet the state's eligibility requirements. "The department is ready and willing to administer, but they have not received any supply," Senate Criminal .
As COVID-19 spreads fast in Florida prisons, no vaccines have been given to its inmates
More than 4,000 inmates are 65 or older, meeting the stateâs age group criteria.
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Mark. S, Inch, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, at the State Capitol, May, 1, 2019. [ SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times ]
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TALLAHASSEE â Three months into Floridaâs vaccination efforts, Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to make vaccines available to state prisons, even as corrections officials have requested doses and identified thousands of elderly inmates who meet the stateâs eligibility requirements.
âThe department is ready and willing to administer, but they have not received any supply,â Senate Criminal Justice Chairman Jason Pizzo said on Tuesday, after having a conversation with state prison officials.
Mar 04, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories
11th Circuit State Attorney, justice reform commission back the legislation
Katherine Fernandez Rundle
A grass-roots justice reform group begun by the 11th Circuit State Attorney’s Office is backing legislation calling for better training of police to de-escalate potentially violent confrontations and limiting the use of choke holds.
The Continuing Criminal Justice Reform Commission, set up by State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle in December, has won sponsorship for the legislation (SB 1970 and HB 1513) from Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-Miami, chair of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Miami, will be co-sponsoring.