July 2026
Dressed to Convict?
By Elisabeth G. Whitmire, Esquire
A Pinellas County murder trial went viral online, but not for the reason you'd expect. Nearly every comment was about the defendant's ill-fitting suit, and almost none were about the case. What that says about ineffective assistance, presentation, and a funding fix hiding in plain sight.
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June 2026
Florida's Career Offender Registration Overhaul: What It Does, Who It Actually Reaches, and the Questions Nobody Is Asking
By Elisabeth G. Whitmire, Esquire
A close look at SB 1332 and Florida's expanded career offender registration requirements: what the law actually changes, who ends up on the registry, and what's been left out of the public conversation so far.
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October 2025
Florida's Largest Agency Is Its Prison System — What That Means for Justice and Rehabilitation
By Elisabeth G. Whitmire, Esquire
The Florida Department of Corrections is the state's largest agency by headcount. What that scale actually means for people inside the system, and for the state's stated commitment to rehabilitation and reentry.
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