From the Tallahassee Democrat: Florida lawmakers have attempted to establish a pilot program that would provide one free, 15-minute monthly phone call to well-behaved prison inmates. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the funding for the initiative three years in a row. The money for these programs was earmarked to come from the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund—which is funded through commissary purchases and telephone commissions—rather than general taxpayer revenue. Studies of similar programs show that they encourage better behavior among inmates, which in turn makes DOC employees' job conditions better.
The Legislature didn't even bother to take up the measure this time around. Maybe Lord Byron will sign off next session.
Dee is malevolent and vindictive, so it won't be pretty when the veto pen comes out. Why in the heck did Florida voters ever approve the line-item veto, anyway?
Strategically, this Legislature might have approved the pay raise disparity because they remembered the previous year when Dee the Dumbass vetoed raises for public defenders while leaving intact pay raises for prosecutors.
Example of what a small man Dee is:
From the Tallahassee Democrat: Florida lawmakers have attempted to establish a pilot program that would provide one free, 15-minute monthly phone call to well-behaved prison inmates. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the funding for the initiative three years in a row. The money for these programs was earmarked to come from the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund—which is funded through commissary purchases and telephone commissions—rather than general taxpayer revenue. Studies of similar programs show that they encourage better behavior among inmates, which in turn makes DOC employees' job conditions better.
The Legislature didn't even bother to take up the measure this time around. Maybe Lord Byron will sign off next session.
BTW: No bets up on Polymarket yet as to whether Murdaugh will walk any time soon.
Dee is malevolent and vindictive, so it won't be pretty when the veto pen comes out. Why in the heck did Florida voters ever approve the line-item veto, anyway?
Strategically, this Legislature might have approved the pay raise disparity because they remembered the previous year when Dee the Dumbass vetoed raises for public defenders while leaving intact pay raises for prosecutors.