Criminal Justice: prohibits landlord from asking prospective tenant about criminal record prior to making conditional offer; limits offenses that may be considered after such an offer is made; removes full payment of financial obligations from voting rights restoration requirements; provides for retroactive applicability of sentencing & resentencing of certain persons who committed certain violations before specified date which involved trafficking in certain controlled substances; revises definitions of term "juvenile offender" for purposes of review of sentences of review of juvenile sentences; provides for treatment of concurrent & consecutive sentences; provides for retroactive effect; requires DOC to provide specified data concerning inmates to Legislature for redistricting purposes; specifies how such data shall be used in redistricting; provides that only persons convicted of capital or life felonies are liable for correctional costs in specified liquidated damage amount for incarceration; removes provisions specifying fixed daily amount for an offender's liability for incarceration costs; revises offenses for which juvenile may be direct filed in adult court; requires judicial finding for discretionary direct file of juveniles; provides requirements for judicial findings; provides for return of juveniles to juvenile division at any point during circuit court proceedings.

Why I Filed This Bill(by Representative Joseph): Florida’s mass incarceration system includes over 150,000 people, 795 per 100,000, and a 2024 Department of Corrections budget of approximately $6.55 billion. Yet, we see little to no improvement in rehabilitative metrics or successful reentry. This bill promotes a more humane corrections system that prioritizes reducing recidivism by addressing systemic issues. This bill, inter alia: Requires a finding from a juvenile circuit judge to direct-file juveniles in adult court. Sets clear standards to reinstate voting rights so that every returning citizen with a similar record is treated equally to the current President. Ends prison gerrymandering, which functions as a revival of the long-repudiated ? clause used to count enslaved populations for voting purposes. Sets a minimum wage so incarcerated workers cannot be exploited to drive down pay for others. Having been born in Haiti, the country that led the charge to end slavery in the Americas and the world, this provision rectifies the Thirteenth Amendment’s Constitutional infirmity that permits slavery in the U.S through the “punishment clause” exception. I envision a corrections system that actually corrects, prepares for reentry, and fosters true restorative justice for offenders, victims, and the impacted communities.