Under former governor Charlie Christ, Florida had automatic rights
restoration for felons who committed nonviolent crimes.
Yet, when a person is arrested
for felon in possession of a firearm, prosecutors routinely settle the case for probation.
Voting
restrictions for felons is not a federally regulated thing, and personally I think taking away anyones right to vote is highly unconstitutional.
The world's not the
same for felons as for everyone else, especially felons who aren't white.
«But if police do arrest somebody —
especially for felons — and, during their investigation of who that person is and whatever, find that they're here illegally, the federal law says the federal government, ICE, should be contacted to see if they want to pursue deportation.»
District Judge Mark Walker last week ruled the board must overhaul the voting rights restoration
process for felons.
He offered more than a hint with his mention of «corruption, term limits and no public
pensions for felons,» drawing cheers from the audience.
The Florida Voting Rights Restoration
for Felons Initiative was an initiated constitutional amendment that fell short of the required signatures needed to make it onto the Florida ballot this November.
West side of Syracuse residents are again fighting to keep a halfway
house for felons re-entering the community out of their neighborhood, saying the current facility is just fine where it is, far away.
«By expanding background checks to include private - party transfers, there is a higher chance that these policies will make it
harder for felons and other prohibited persons to acquire firearms and commit violent crimes.»
Survivors Guide to Prison (Unrated) Incarceration documentary with practical
tips for felons preparing for a stint behind bars.
Readings include: Benjamin Franklin -
Rattlesnakes for Felons, The Speech of Miss Polly Baker, On Farting, A Witch Trial at Mount Holly, Idea of the English School, Daylight Savings, A Warning to Thomas Paine, Silence Dogood Letter 1, Silence Dogood Letter 12 Mark Twain - Investigating the Death of Mark Twain
Like Hot Pursuit, both sides will have access to a range of abilities including jammers and electromagnetic
pulses for felons and pursuit intervention tools for the cops such as roadblock requests, summon helicopters and emit shockwave blasts.
Gunpowder Residue - Once the smoke clears from Heller, Professor Doug Berman reminds us of the
implications for felon gun possession prosecutions.
Freeman's office routinely butts heads with district judges when it comes to sentencing in gun cases, especially when the conviction is
for a felon being in possession of a handgun.