After eight years behind bars, Jennifer Martin walked through the prison gates Wednesday morning a free woman amid the cheers of inmates left behind. ...more

December 17, 2009

Allen J. Crotzer, the former St. Petersburg resident who spent 24 years in prison for crimes he did not commit, got a fresh start Tuesday when the state cleared his record of two unrelated convictions. ...more

October 22, 2008

Allen J. Crotzer, the former St. Petersburg resident who spent 24 years in prison for crimes he did not commit, received pardons from the state today for convictions armed robbery as well as for selling drugs in prison. ...more

October 21, 2008

Controversy over ex-convict mortgage brokers reignites today when Attorney General Bill McCollum proposes overhauling professional licensing for felons. ...more

October 21, 2008

The Sept. 2 Tribune editorial, "If You Want To Vote, You Have To Register," asserts that ex-felons who have completed their sentences and want to vote must take the initiative to register and that government should make it easy to register, but it shouldn't have to lead people by the hand. ...more

September 7, 2008

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist made national news last year by convincing the Clemency Board to automatically restore voting rights for most freed felons. ...more

September 2, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist made it easier for felons to vote Wednesday, but advocates questioned why he waited so long. ...more

August 29, 2008

When the Clemency Board last year approved Gov. Charlie Crist's proposal to automatically restore the voting rights of most felons, Attorney General Bill McCollum was the lone holdout. Now in the wake of the state's mortgage-broker scandal, McCollum is again painting all ex-offenders with a broad brush. ...more

August 18, 2008

The outcry over Florida's mortgage brokering scandal has fueled tough new talk about keeping felons out of the business, no matter what crime they committed. ...more

August 11, 2008

The Outcry over Florida's mortgage brokering scandal has fueled tough new talk about keeping felons out of the business – no matter what crime they committed. ...more

August 1, 2008