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Landmark Justice Reform Package on Its Way to the Governor
With the House vote Friday, the Florida Legislature has passed its most expansive justice reform bill in 20 years, an initiative led by the state’s crime surivors, many of whom rallied in Tallahassee this session to call for change.
Forbes: Breaking the cycle of crime
A new, and sobering, report released last month reveals that four in 10 Texans have been a victim of crime in the past 10 years, with many experiencing trauma, stress, anxiety and fear as a result. The report from the Alliance for Safety and Justice further shows that seven in 10 violent crime victims have been victims more than once, and that nine in 10 Texas crime victims do not receive support from the state’s victim compensation program that could help them recover.
Opinion: Break the cycle of crime to make our communities safer
As a survivor of the 1992 murder of my two daughters, mother, sister, niece and nephew, I have spent much time thinking about what could have prevented the murders of my family over the past 27 years. While the man who did this was convicted and ultimately executed, I am committed to helping prevent these kinds of tragedies by ensuring the use of proactive safety solutions.
We can’t have meaningful criminal justice reform without helping victims and offenders
If Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s criminal justice reform bill into law soon, it will mean the voices of citizens like Darla and Elliott Saunders are starting to matter more than the voices of politicians like Mike Hill. Hill was the lone dissenting voice in the state House against a bill aimed at reducing recidivism and pulling back some of the harsher penalties against low-level, nonviolent crimes. He criticized the bill’s bundling and feared it would send a message Florida is getting too soft on crime.
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Crime survivors want smarter justice policies to make communities safer
Being a crime survivor can be a long, lonely journey. In 1998, my daughter and 6-year-old grandson were murdered. After that, I spent a lot of time being angry and even more time numb and immobilized.
Crime survivors push for more trauma recovery centers in Illinois
Crime survivors from across Illinois will travel to Springfield on Thursday to ask for more services for trauma recovery throughout the state. Most victims do not receive resources such as counseling after a crime, even though trauma can result in anxiety, depression and things like a fear of leaving home, which can lead to financial …
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Crime Survivors Push For More Trauma Centers
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul say they’ll use the power of their office to expand trauma services — but they’re asking for help from the General Assembly.
National advocacy program for crime survivors comes to Orlando
Agnes Furey, who works with survivors of violent crime, knows what it’s like to get the proverbial telephone call. She got hers in 1998, when authorities delivered the news that her 40-year-old daughter and 6-year-old grandson were killed in their Sarasota apartment. “I can’t change what happened,” said Furey, 80, who lives in Tallahassee. “What …
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The #WhatsMyLaw Challenge!
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