.RonDeSantis has targeted Donald Trump for signing the 2018 First Step Act, which critics viewed as too lenient on criminal offenders. But DeSantis signed a Florida bill into law that loosened the felony thresholds for some serious crimes.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted former President Donald Trump for signing the 2018 First Step Act, which critics viewed as too lenient on criminal offenders. But DeSantis signed a Florida bill into law that loosened the felony thresholds for some serious crimes.DeSantis signed H.B. 7125 into law in June 2019, which specifically doubled the felony threshold for trafficking hydrocodone from 14 to 28 grams to"align with similar controlled substances.
The state has not published full hydrocodone overdose statistics for any period after June 2021, but the first six months of that year saw both hydrocodone occurrences and causes of death remain constant compared to the first six months of 2020. Robert Rooks, the co-founder and then-vice president of Alliance for Safety and Justice, heralded the bill as"a new, more effective approach to public safety by enacting justice reforms that align the priorities of crime victims, the safety of all Floridians, and justice.
At the time of its passage, the bipartisan proposal, which aimed to reduce recidivism, saw more than 3,000 prisoners released from federal prison and sentence reductions for an additional 2,000 prisoners. DeSantis originally voted for an earlier version of the First Step Act but did not vote for its final passage, as he had already resigned from the House of Representatives while campaigning for governor.
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