TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - A new poll showed that a majority of Floridians felt criminal justice reform was important and that the state needed to look at better ways to work with felons while keeping fewer, non-violent offenders housed in prison.
75 percent of the nearly 1,500 people surveyed said that the state was spending too much money on prison budgets and putting non-violent offenders behind bars.
In addition, Floridians believed that ex-cons should have better job training opportunities while in prison, in order to make it easier to re-join society once their sentences are completed.
The Florida Department of Corrections recently launched a pilot program to help convicted felons re-enter society. For more information about the program, click here.
