Release nonviolent felons convicted before Florida lawmakers relaxed harsh sentences
The push for far-reaching prison reform, supported by both political parties, has overlooked the plight of hundreds of Florida inmates who remain unjustly locked up.
Legislators have been reducing sentences for drug possession and other nonviolent crimes, but they've failed to apply the new laws retroactively --stranding people who received harsh "minimum-mandatory" sentences before the reforms were put in place.
A disturbing investigative report by the Tampa Bay Times has focused on the case of Jomari DeLeon,
