Florida’s New Pretrial Detention Laws Make it Harder to Bond out of Jail
Florida’s new pretrial detention laws, enacted as part of the state’s “tough on crime” initiative, are adding to the chaos in the court system and could wind up keeping even more people in already crowded jails. Pretrial detention refers to the period of incarceration after an arrest but before a trial. Traditionally, most defendants were […]
Tough New Fentanyl Trafficking Penalties
Recently enacted Florida drug laws impose higher mandatory minimum sentences and increased punishment for a wide range of drug possession and trafficking charges. The newly revised legislation, Florida Statute 893.135, has a special section ramping up penalties for “trafficking in dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogs,” especially so-called “rainbow” fentanyl products that resemble candy. Those arrested […]
