Group Wants Reform Of FL System
A group including the former secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections and three former Florida attorneys general has written Gov. Charlie Crist to urge criminal justice reform. Report from the Miami Herald.
The group, which calls itself the Coalition for Smart Justice, wants Florida to invest in education and substance abuse programs for prisoners. Their letter to the governor says too many ex-offenders go back to prison because they receive little or no job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment while in prison. A letter from the group is dated Monday. Among others it is signed by James McDonough, the retired Department of Corrections secretary, and Jim Smith, Bob Butterworth and Richard Doran, the former Florida attorneys general.
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