Florida Justice Institute
- Florida Justice Institute
The Florida Justice Institute is a public interest law firm in Miami, Florida. It was established in 1978 by Randall C. Berg, Jr.. The institute has been dedicated to improving conditions in Florida's prison system and has initiated numerous class action lawsuits toward this end. Randall Berg is past president of the Florida ACLU. Berg also served on Governor Lawton Chiles' Transition Criminal Justice Task Force and is the past Chairman of the Corrections Committee.
In 2007 the institute settled the "Parilla v. Eslinger" strip search class action lawsuit. [ [http://floridajusticeinstitute.com/ Parilla v. Eslinger ] ] In 2001 the institute collaborated with the Florida ACLU to protect the voting rights of Florida's poor and disenfranchised. [ [http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/er/12978prs20010217.html?s_src=RSS American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU of Florida Launches Equal Voting Rights Project to Address Irregularities, Reform Election Practices in Florida ] ] In 1996 the institute advocated for Blacks and Hispanics who were being discriminated against in the housing market. [ [http://www.fairhousing.com/index.cfm?method=page.display&pagename=advocate_october96_page1 National Fair Housing Advocate Online ] ] In 2000 the institute was instrumental in eliminating Florida's Amendment 2, which would have enshrined the death penalty in the state's Constitution. [http://www.amnestymiami.org/files/AMNESTY_INTERNATIONAL_Sponsorship_v2_2_.DOC] The Florida Justice Institute regularly collaborates with WriteAPrisoner.com and Prison Legal News to advocate for prisoners' rights.
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