﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:43:01 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Florida TaxWatch - Corrections/Judicial</title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org:443/Research/Full-Library/rss/category/38678/correctionsjudicial</link><atom:link href="https://floridataxwatch.org:443/Research/Full-Library/rss/category/38678/correctionsjudicial" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Kantelis]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2024 Florida Legislative Session Wrap-Up]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19382/2024-Florida-Legislative-Session-Wrap-Up</link><description><![CDATA[    The 2024 Florida Legislative Session Wrap-Up provides a comprehensive overview of the key bills and budget issues addressed during the session. Lawmakers passed a $117.5 billion budget, which ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19382/2024-Florida-Legislative-Session-Wrap-Up</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19382]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[FTW Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Why Taxpayers Should Care about Workforce Instability with Florida’s Public Defenders and State Attorneys]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19251/Why-Taxpayers-Should-Care-about-Workforce-Instability-with-Florida’s-Public-Defenders-and-State-Attorneys</link><description><![CDATA[     

 The right to have the assistance of competent defense counsel is implemented through 20 offices of public defenders, one in each judicial circuit. Public defenders and their appointed staff ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19251/Why-Taxpayers-Should-Care-about-Workforce-Instability-with-Florida’s-Public-Defenders-and-State-Attorneys</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19251]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comms Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Florida's FY2022-23 State Budget]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19178/Floridas-FY2022-23-State-Budget</link><description><![CDATA[         

  Florida TaxWatch is pleased to present taxpayers with a guide to the FY2022-23 state budget, which went into effect July 1, 2022.  The report includes all appropriations for the new ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19178/Floridas-FY2022-23-State-Budget</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19178]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comms Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2022 Florida Legislative  Session Wrap-Up]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19153/2022-Florida-Legislative-Session-Wrap-Up</link><description><![CDATA[     

  The 2022 legislative session is over, even if it ran a little long.  With a scheduled adjournment on Friday, March 11, lawmakers had to return the following Monday to vote on a massive ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19153/2022-Florida-Legislative-Session-Wrap-Up</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19153]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comms Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Impacts of Lawsuits Against Local Governments for Business Damages]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19127/The-Impacts-of-Lawsuits-Against-Local-Governments-for-Business-Damages</link><description><![CDATA[ The “home rule” provisions contained in Florida’s Constitution afford broad powers to local governments, including the power to pass and enforce local ordinances. This broad home rule authority is ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19127/The-Impacts-of-Lawsuits-Against-Local-Governments-for-Business-Damages</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19127]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[TaxWatch Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Corrections in Context]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15656/Corrections-in-Context</link><description><![CDATA[  It is essential that the state regularly evaluate components of its justice system to ensure efficient and effective policies and procedures. This half-page-sized pocket guide provides an in-depth ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15656/Corrections-in-Context</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-15656]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[TaxWatch Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Discretion on the Bench]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15668/Discretion-on-the-Bench</link><description><![CDATA[ Mandatory minimums and other stringent sanctions implemented during the 1980s and 1990s have led Florida prisons to incarcerate low-level offenders for unnecessarily lengthy sentences when many ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15668/Discretion-on-the-Bench</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-15668]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[TaxWatch Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Juvenile Pre-Arrest Diversion]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15670/Juvenile-Pre-Arrest-Diversion</link><description><![CDATA[ Historically, Florida has taken a tough- on-crime stance that bolstered its criminal justice system in some ways, but hindered it in others. Criminal justice policies like mandatory minimums, for ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15670/Juvenile-Pre-Arrest-Diversion</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-15670]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[TaxWatch Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Locked Up then Locked Out]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15675/Locked-Up-then-Locked-Out</link><description><![CDATA[ Over time, the “F” in “felony” has become the new scarlet letter. Persons with criminal records (PCRs) are excluded from many opportunities critical for successful reentry into society, particularly ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15675/Locked-Up-then-Locked-Out</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-15675]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[TaxWatch Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Lower Costs & Less Crime]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15679/Lower-Costs--Less-Crime</link><description><![CDATA[ “Tough on crime” policies of the 1980s and 90s were meant to improve public safety, but recently crime has continued to decline across the nation, even in the face of “softer” approaches to ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/15679/Lower-Costs--Less-Crime</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-15679]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>