She’s credited with being a “visionary,” “a role model” and a literal life-saver for some of the most vulnerable girls and young women in Northeast Florida. Now, Lawanda Ravoira will be taking her quest to address the needs of troubled girls to a...
Editorial StaffDisconnect between current needs and interventions contributes to systemic and youth failures Tallahassee, Fla. (September 25, 2019) —Although reform for girls in Florida has advanced over the past 10 years with numerous progressive policies and...
Claire GoforthJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two grey-haired men listened silently in Courtroom 505 of the Duval County Courthouse on March 28 as Judge Angela M. Cox uttered the words that they’d waited the better part of 50 years to hear: “The indictments against you have...
Michael Mills had run-ins with the law in his younger, wilder days. Now he is 43, an automotive repairman and father of four who lives in Baldwin, Fla., a quasi-independent municipality in Jacksonville. He thought that was all far behind him until...
Deirdra FuncheonBy Deirdra Funcheon Thanks to decades of tough-on-crime policies, Florida now has the third-largest prison population in the United States — nearly 100,000 people, including more minors than any other state. Florida requires people to serve at...
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Editor’s note: Jaxlookout is partnering with The Center For Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University to produce a series of articles that focus on Criminal Justice. This article, while not specific to Jacksonville, provides statewide...