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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he'll grant pardons to those who break local mask and social distancing ordinances.

Have mercy For the past decade, felons in Florida have had to wait at least five years after being released from prison before becoming eligible to have their civil rights restored. But last week DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet, acting as the Board of Executive Clemency, did away with the waiting periods, opening the door for so-called "returning citizens" to have their rights restored and possibly wiping out a backlog of thousands of other cases awaiting review.  The revamped clemency rules also establish an expedited process for felons who have paid all of the legal financial o...

Mark Schlakman Florida’s Clemency Board didn’t actually do much to help felons regain the right to vote | Column The newest reforms appear to be far less than they may have seemed.     Florida's Cabinet: From left, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. Its members met as the Clemency Board last week. [ News Service of Florida ] Published Mar. 15 Updated Mar. 15 Florida’s Board of Executive Clemency seemed to advance major reforms last week regarding how most people who have served...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has waived all fines for people and businesses that violated local COVID-19 restrictions going back to the start of the pandemic in March 2020. On Wednesday night, DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-65, a clemency order regarding the remission of fines for COVID restriction violations. The Board of Executive Clemency approved the governor’s proposal to categorically remit all fines related to local government COVID-19 restrictions. “A categorical, statewide remission of fines related to COVID-19 restrictions is warranted in light of the unprecedented local governme...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order that will eliminate all fines issued by local government officials ...