Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Returning Citizens Can Register to Vote, Pay Fines and Fees at a "Free the Vote" Event in Orlando on Saturday

Danielle Prieur

Staff from the bus tour will help people who’ve served prison sentences through the process of paying off fines and fees and registering to vote.

Advocates For The Incarcerated Push For COVID-19 Vaccinations

Matthew Peddie

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has made it a priority to vaccinate the state’s elderly population. Along with frontline healthcare workers, they’ve been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines. But there’s another population that’s uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19: people who are behind bars.

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition's Desmond Meade Votes

Matthew Peddie

The Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Desmond Meade, cast a ballot at an early voting site at the Amway Center in Orlando Saturday.

Image: Florida Attorney General Office via Wikimedia, Ashley Moody

From the Pages of Orlando Weekly: Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody requested investigations into Bloomberg following donation to the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Jessica Bryce

Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign in March, but he vowed to keep working to support the Democratic party in the race.…

Voting In Tuesday's Primary Will Be 'Bittersweet' For Desmond Meade

Matthew Peddie

Among those casting a ballot in Florida’s primary election Tuesday is Desmond Meade. Meade has become the face of voter rights restoration for Floridians who have completed felony sentences, and it’s the first time he’ll be voting himself in thirty years.

Advocates Expand Campaign to Restore Civil Rights to Florida Ex-Felons

Renata Sago

Hundreds of volunteers behind a campaign to restore voting rights to Florida’s 1.5 million ex-felons will meet Thursday in Orlando as part of a three-day conference hosted by the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.