Florida

Commentary November 13

Voters Want Criminal Justice Reform. Are Politicians Listening?

Midterms show wide support across party lines for changing the system.

Daniel Gotoff and Celinda Lake

Commentary November 7

Florida’s Election Shows the True Promise of Restoring Voting Rights

With the passage of Amendment 4, more than a million people intimately affected by the criminal justice system have become more empowered to shape it.

Jennifer Rae Taylor

News September 26

Lawyer Accused of Preying on Vulnerable Clients

The North Carolina bar says he fleeced two mentally disabled brothers.

By Joseph Neff

Feature September 13

The Victims Who Don’t Count

Seven states won’t give victim aid to people with criminal histories. The policies fall hardest on black families.

By Alysia Santo

Feature January 23

Taking Police Reform to Trump Country

Meet Sheriff Michael Chitwood, a Yankee cop in good-ol’-boy territory.

By Simone Weichselbaum

Feature May 15, 2017

Sixty-eight Years Later, Apologies in Lake County

For the lives ruined, for justice denied, sorry.

By Gilbert King

News March 16, 2017

A New Florida Prosecutor Says ‘No’ to the Death Penalty

But the tough-on-crime establishment fights back.

By Eli Hager

Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016

These Prosecutors Campaigned for Less Jail Time — And Won

Reform-minded candidates unseat incumbents in some races.

By Maurice Chammah

Crime on the Ballot October 18, 2016

New Strategy for Justice Reform: Vote Out the DA

A battle in Tampa reflects a shift across the country.

By Maurice Chammah

Analysis October 14, 2016

In Florida, Only Seven Jurors Can Put You to Death

The other quirk in the state’s death penalty system.

By Maurice Chammah and Tom Meagher