On August 18, voters will have the opportunity to vote in a critical primary election that impacts the civil liberties of all Orange County residents. Before you cast your vote, take a moment to learn more about the candidates’ positions on vital issues.
Despite being partially legalized, people of color and the poor are arrested more often for marijuana, locking them out of jobs and education. Will you adopt a minimum threshold to arrest for marijuana offenses at 20 grams?
On August 18, voters will have the opportunity to vote in a critical primary election that impacts the civil liberties of all Broward County residents. Before you cast your vote, take a moment to learn more about the candidates’ positions on vital issues.
Committed to reducing the number of people in jail or prison by prioritizing alternatives like rehabilitation and treatment.
Will treat offenses connected to poverty that disproportionately affect people of color, like failure to pay fines, sex work, and low- level shoplifting, the same as other low-level offenses.
Pledges to stop the disproportionate effects of marijuana arrests on the jobs, education, and housing prospects of people of color and the poor.
The primary election on August 18 will impact the civil liberties of all Orange and Osceola County residents. Learn the candidates’ positions on vital issues and cast an informed vote.
Thousands of people who have not been convicted of a crime are locked up because they can’t afford to pay their bail. Will you adopt a policy to stop seeking cash bail?
Citation: Fla. Dept. of Corrections, Florida County Detention Facilities Average Inmate Population, www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/jails/index.html
Despite being partially legalized, people of color and the poor are prosecuted more often for marijuana, locking them out of jobs and education. Will you stop prosecuting low-level marijuana possession?
Citation: ACLU, A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform (April 2020)
People of color and the poor are more likely to be prosecuted for failing to pay fines and low-level shoplifting. Will you stop prosecution of these kinds of low-level offenses?
Citation: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, The Steep Costs of Criminal Justice Fees and Fines (November 2019).
The primary election on August 18 will impact the civil liberties of all Broward County residents. Learn the candidates’ positions on vital issues and cast an informed vote.
Thousands of people who have not been convicted of a crime are locked up because they can’t afford to pay their bail. Will you adopt a policy to stop seeking cash bail?
Citation: Fla. Dept. of Corrections, Florida County Detention Facilities Average Inmate Population, www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/jails/index.html
People of color and the poor are more likely to be prosecuted for failing to pay fines and low-level shoplifting.
Will you stop prosecution of these kinds of low-level offenses?
Citation: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, The Steep Costs of Criminal Justice Fees and Fines (November 2019).
Despite being partially legalized, people of color and the poor are prosecuted more often for marijuana, locking them out of jobs and education.
Will you stop prosecuting low-level marijuana possession?
Citation: ACLU, A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform (April 2020)
On August 18, voters will have the opportunity to vote in a critical primary election that impacts the civil liberties of all Broward County residents. Before you cast your vote, learn more about the candidates’ positions on vital issues.