Coalition announces $7 million to help Miami ex-felons pay fines to be able to vote again
A prominent Florida grassroots organization says it is donating $7 million to help pay court fines and fees for former Miami-Dade felons looking to restore their voting rights.
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which says it has received over $20 million in donations to help restore the civil rights of people who have served their sentences, made the announcement Friday outside the Miami-Dade criminal courthouse. Leaders were flanked by the county’s top prosecutor and a high-level official from the Public Defender’s Office.
said the coalition’s executive director, Desmond Meade. “It’s beautiful that grassroots organizations are working in collaboration with government institutions.”
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said the money will be used to help as many as 8,000 former felons in the ensuing months to pay off fines and fees associated with their sentences, which will allow them to restore their right to vote under Amendment 4.
“They don’t re-offend nearly as much as those who have been ostracized from our community,” Fernandez Rundle said.
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