Resources

RESOURCES

Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform. Creating a Criminal Justice Reform Task Force
Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform. Lowering Juvenile Recidivism Through Civil Citations
Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform. Protecting Opportunity Through Pre-Arrest Diversion
Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform. Providing a Safety Valve for Low-Level Crimes
Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform. Sending Elderly Inmates Home with Supervision
Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform. Stopping Poverty from Being a Crime
Criminal Justice Data Study. An Examination of Florida’s Prison Population Trends
OPPAGA. Mandatory Minimum for Opiod Painkillers Report
The Sentencing Project. Still Life: America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences
The Pew Charitable Trusts. The Effects of Changing Felony Theft Thresholds
The James Madison Institute. The Journal Criminal Justice Reform Edition Spring 2017
Prison Policy Initiative. Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2017
Jacksonville News. House committee backs off juvenile civil citations requirement, Senate forges ahead
Tallahassee Democrat. Daniels and McCoy: Keep kids out of adult justice system
Gainesville Sun. Editorial: Keep children out of adult prisons
Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola ex-offender takes fight for change to capital
Palm Beach Post. Point of View For kids’ sake, reform juvenile justice system
ACLU. A Living Death: Life without parole for non-violent offenders
ACLU. At America's Expense: The mass incarceration of the elderly
Florida TaxWatch. Lower Costs & Less Crime Criminal and Juvenile Justice Reform Options for Florida
The Sentencing Project. Policy Brief: State Advances in Criminal Justice Reform, 2016
Caruthers Institute. Requiring Juvenile Civil Citations in Florida
Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research. Criminal Justice Trends.
Reason Foundation. The High Cost of Incarceration in Florida: Recommendations for Reform
Project on Accountable Justice. A Path Forward for Civil Citation Expansion: Advancing Public Safety and Improving Youth Outcomes in Hillsborough County
Project on Accountable Justice. Florida’s Aging Inmate Population
Brennan Center for Justice. Criminal Justice Debt: A Barrier to Reentry
The Sentencing Project. How Tough on Crime Became Tough on Kids: Prosecuting Teenage Drug Charges in Adult Courts
The James Madison Institute. No Place for A Child: Direct File of Juveniles Comes at a High Cost; Time to Fix Statutes
Brennan Center for Justice. How many Americans are unnecessarily incarcerated?
Pew Charitable Trusts. Max Out: The Rise in Prison Inmates Released Without Supervision
Florida Government Efficiency Task Force. Report.
U.S. Department of Education. State and Local Expenditures on Corrections and Education.
Dewey and Associates. Stepping Up: Florida's Top Juvenile Civil Citation Efforts

The Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform (CCJR) is a diverse, nonpartisan coalition of organizations working to combat the over-criminalization and over-incarceration of Floridians by changing laws and public opinion.

Members of this campaign include: Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, Florida League of Women Voters, Associated Industries of Florida, R Street Institute, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Florida Public Defender Association, Florida Legal Services, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Justice Institute, New Florida Majority Florida, Council of Churches, Farmworker Self-Help. Inc., LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Southern Legal Counsel, SEIU Florida, Alliance for Safety and Justice.