Pre-Trial Release Debacle
The 1st District Court of Appeals decided to rewrite the law by interpreting high bail amounts that defendants can’t afford to be illegal jail terms. You can read about the case and the aftermath here.
In what is likely an unintended consequence, our local sheriff recently announced that the jail is holding more inmates than ever because of pre-trial release bans instead of high bails (which apparently a lot of our regular criminals can actually afford). In more good news, HB7067 was just signed into law this week. That bill allows a court to use hearsay evidence to support a pre-trial detention order, making it easier to hold violent criminals in jail pending trial.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Leadership Institute training in Florida:
- May 11 – Orlando Direct Voter Contact Workshop
- May 13 – Sarasota Pro-Life Advocacy Workshop
- May 14 – Clearwater Pro-Life Campaign Activism Workshop
- May 15 – Ft Myers Pro-Life Advocacy Workshop
- May 15 – The Villages Pro-Life Campaign Communications Workshop
- May 18 – Florida Citizens Alliance Local Leader Workshop
- May 22 – Clearwater Robert’s Rules of Order Workshop
- June 4 – Polk County Direct Voter Contact Workshop
- June 22 – Clay County Local Leaders Workshop
- June 27 – Sarasota Conservative Educators Summer School
Foundation for Applied Conservative Leadership (FACL) doesn’t appear to have any training scheduled in Florida. You could always watch their 20-minute video “The Real Nature of Politics”