From March 16 to March 22, JPI, the ACLU of Florida, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and other organizations committed to justice reform will be highlighting the high cost of youth incarceration in Florida. And we need your help!
Copy and share the following posts & images (inspired by our report, Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration) on your social media profiles. Below, you’ll also find Twitter info for many of Florida’s elected leaders.
Let’s convince policymakers it’s time for juvenile justice reform. Help spread the word about the high cost of youth incarceration in Florida!
Twitter: FL taxpayers spend up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: It costs up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in FL. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Know how much youth incarceration costs? The answer will give you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: Do you know how much youth incarceration costs? The answer will give you #StickerShock. SHARE if you agree it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: Talk about #StickerShock – Florida taxpayers spend up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Private companies should not profit from locking up our youth. #NotWorthIt #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: Floridians spend up to $55,407 to incarcerate 1 youth for 1 year, every penny of which goes to private companies. No one should profit from locking up our youth. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Youth confinement in FL = $195M industry. Our youth are not a business. #NotWorthIt JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: In Florida, youth incarceration is a $195 million industry. No one should profit from locking up our youth. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Should we trust private businesses to look after our youth? Evidence says no. #NotWorthIt JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: In Florida, 100% of youth facilities are privately run, despite persistent evidence of abuse and dangerous conditions. Should we trust private businesses to look after our youth? JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: 3 of 4 youths incarcerated in FL reoffend within 5 yrs. #NotWorthIt #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: Florida spends up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. But over 75% of those released will reoffend within 5 years. Is the high cost of incarceration worth the price to our kids and communities? JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth in FL could feed a family for over 4 years. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: It costs up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in Florida. That money could feed the average American family for 4 years. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth/yr in FL can be up to 6x more than per-pupil spending. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: How much does Florida spend to incarcerate its youth? Up to 6x more than it spends on each K-12 student. #StickerShock. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Locking up 1 youth in FL costs up to 2x more than a year at @UF. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: How much does youth confinement cost in Florida? Up to 2x more than the cost of attending UF for a year. SHARE if the price of youth incarceration gives you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Locking up 1 youth in FL costs up to 2x more than a year at @FloridaState. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: How much does youth confinement cost in Florida? Up to 2x more than the cost of attending FSU for a year. SHARE if the price of youth incarceration gives you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: We agree w/ @ FLGovScott. It’s time for #JJReform in Florida. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: We agree with Governor Rick Scott. Floridians and their children deserve better than the current #JuvenileJustice system. It’s time for #JJReform. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Twitter: Words of wisdom from @SPLCenter’s Tania Galloni on the high cost of youth incarceration in FL JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Facebook: Tania Galloni of the Southern Poverty Law Center highlights the high costs of youth incarceration in Florida. Learn more at JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL
Select Twitter Info for Florida’s Elected Leaders
The following information was collected via publically available records for Floridians to contact their elected leaders. We hope you’ll encourage your representatives in government to recognize the enormous burdens – both financial and quality-of-life – imposed on our state and its citizens by our juvenile justice system, and we hope you’ll urge them to fight for reform.
In order to ensure that our message is received with compassion and understanding, please be sure to use this information respectfully and responsibly.
Name |
Title |
|
Rick Scott |
Governor |
|
Carlos Lopez-Cantera |
Lt. Governor | |
Pam Bondi |
Attorney General |
|
Steve Crisafulli |
House Speaker |
|
Matt Hudson |
House Speaker Pro Tem; Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Dana Young |
Majority Leader; Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Mark Pafford |
Democratic Leader; Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Mia Jones |
Democratic Leader Pro Tem; Dem Ranking Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte; Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Richard Corcoran |
Chair, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Jim Boyd |
Vice Chair, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Janet Cruz |
Dem Ranking Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Matt Caldwell |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Jose Feliz Diaz |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Erik Fresen |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Clay Ingram |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Jeanette Nunez |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Holly Raschein |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
David Richardson |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Darryl Rouson |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Greg Steube |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte |
|
Alan Williams |
Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Keith Perry |
Vice Chair, House Education Cmte |
|
Janet Adkins |
Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Michael Bileca |
Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Manny Diaz, Jr. |
Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Bill Hager |
Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Chris Latvala |
Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Ross Spano |
Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Jason Brodeur |
Chair, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Bryan Avila |
Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Lori Berman |
Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Travis Cummings |
Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Cary Pigman |
Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Chris Sprowls |
Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Jay Trumbull |
Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Kathleen Passidomo |
Vice Chair, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Dave Kerner |
Dem Ranking Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Colleen Burton |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte; Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte |
|
Dwight Dudley |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Jay Fant |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Julio Gonzalez |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Scott Plakon |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte |
|
Jose Javier Rodriguez |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Charlie Stone |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Carlos Trujillo |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
|
Bill Galvano |
Senate Majority Leader; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
|
Denise Grimsley |
Senate Deputy Majority Leader; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Oscar Braynon |
Senate Minority Leader Pro Tem |
|
Joseph Abruzzo |
Senate Minority Whip |
|
Maria Sachs |
Senate Minority Deputy Whip |
|
Lizbeth Benacquisto |
Vice Chair, Senate Appropriations Cmte; Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
|
Anitere Flores |
Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Dorothy Hukill |
Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Jack Latvala |
Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Joe Negron |
Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Chris Smith |
Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Thad Altman |
Vice Chair, Senate Children, Families, & Elder Affairs Cmte; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Charlie Dean |
Member, Senate Children, Families, & Elder Affairs Cmte |
|
Rene Garcia |
Member, Senate Children, Families, & Elder Affairs Cmte; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
|
Rob Bradley |
Member, Senate Criminal Justice Cmte |
|
Jeff Brandes |
Member, Senate Criminal Justice Cmte; Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
|
Jeff Clemens |
Member, Senate Criminal Justice Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
|
John Legg |
Chair, Senate Education Cmte |
|
Dwight Bullard |
Member, Senate Education Cmte |
|
Aaron Bean |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
|
David Simmons |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte |
|
Wilton Simpson |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
|
Darren Soto |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
|
Kelli Stargel |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |