Jim DeFede
Investigative Reporter at WFOR-TV (Miami, FL)
Investigative reporter CBS News Miami; host of Facing South Florida on Sunday mornings. Author of The Day The World Came To Town Email:[email protected]
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Jim DeFede
One-on-one with Florida Senate President Ben Albritton One-on-one with Florida Senate President Ben AlbrittonSenate President Ben Albritton is emerging as the most influential player in Tallahassee this session as he is the swing vote between the ongoing war between House Speaker Danny Perez and Governor Ron DeSantis.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Jim DeFede
Tristin Murphy Act passes the Florida SenateFlorida legislators unanimously passed Senate Bill 168 - the Tristin Murphy Act. It is designed to reform how mentally ill people like Tristin Murphy are treated in the state's criminal justice system by offering them treatment rather than prison. Tristin Murphy was a 37-year-old schizophrenic when he was sent to a prison on a littering charge. A little more than a month later he killed himself with a chainsaw.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Jim DeFede
Florida Senate unanimously passes Tristin Murphy Act, now heads to Florida House Cindee Murphy couldn't hold back the tears as the entire Florida Senate stood and gave her a standing ovation after they passed a bill named in honor of her son. "I'm euphoric, I'm so excited," she said moments after the vote. "It was just amazing."The Tristin Murphy Act seeks to change how the mentally ill are treated when they run afoul of the law.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Jim DeFede
One-on-one with Miami-Dade Judge Steve Leifman Jim talks to Miami-Dade Judge Steve Leifman, who has pushed for reforms to mental health in the criminal justice system, about the Tristin Murphy Act. Guest: Judge Steve Leifman/Miami-Dade County In: South Florida Prison Reform Mental Health
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Jim DeFede
One-on-one with Florida House Speaker Danny Perez Jim talks to Florida House Speaker Danny Perez about moving forward with a plan to cut the state sales tax from 6 percent to 5.25 percent. Guest: State Rep. Danny Perez/(R) Miami-Dade/House Speaker In: South Florida
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The latest update on The Tristin Murphy Act, which would reform the way people with mental illnesses are treated within the criminal justice system. senate expected to pass the bill next week. @CBSMiami https://t.co/IwydTxIMOa
My conversation this morning with House Speaker @Daniel_PerezFL on his idea to cut the state sales tax @CBSMiami https://t.co/2I9zTzFS9s
DeSantis charity is not complying with state laws, Florida House analysis says https://t.co/WKEYymckFY
