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Petition · Brevard County, Florida

Make every Florida prison an accredited school for earning a living

To: Florida state legislators and the governor

Nearly everyone in prison comes home. We ask Florida to make every prison an accredited place to learn — job training and education that end in a recognized credential, open to everyone held there. A RAND review of decades of studies found people who took part in prison education had 43% lower odds of returning to prison than those who didn't, and that it can save money by keeping people from coming back.

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https://brevardfl.countycommons.us/petitions/make-every-florida-prison-an-accredited--ad61

0 signed so far · goal 2,500

When it reaches the goal it’s handed to the officials named above at a public meeting, and their answer is posted online. This is a petition to your elected officials — like the clipboard at the courthouse door. It does not put anything on the ballot; that takes the state’s official petition process. Names are never shown publicly. County Commons — an independent, nonpartisan public-records project.