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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEMOCRACY AT RISK: FLORIDA’S SUPREME COURT’S RULING SETSDANGEROUS PRECEDENT
ORLANDO, FL (June 6, 2024) — The recent opinion from the Florida Supreme Court in the case of Monique Haughton Worrell v. Ron D. DeSantis...
Adults accused of minor crimes can avoid arrest under new program in Orange, Osceola
Adults who commit certain low-level misdemeanor offenses can be issued a civil citation instead of being arrested under a new 90-day...
Summit joins Central Florida law enforcement, advocates to tackle gun violence
Dozens of community advocates, local politicians and heads of Orange and Osceola County law enforcement gathered Monday in a summit to...
‘Take back our streets:’ Orange-Osceola state attorney’s office holds gun violence prevention summit
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Law enforcement and public officials came together Monday for an all-day summit aimed at addressing gun violence...
Monique Worrell: Gun-violence prevention is vital for better communities | Commentary
As a prosecutor and member of this community, there is nothing that troubles me more than violent crime. Since my election, I have...
A question of evidence: Did deposed Orange-Osceola state attorney deserve blame for failed drug trafficking cases?
To the Osceola County sheriff’s deputies who arrested Mary Figueroa for drug trafficking in June 2022, the evidence was ample: Ten...
The DeSantis strategy: Attack, accuse, then hope no one checks the facts | Commentary
Sunday’s newspaper contained the results of a months-long investigation into the prosecutorial record of State Attorney Monique Worrell....
Justice demands that court reinstate Orlando prosecutor
The integrity of Florida’s government and the rights of its voters stand on a precipice, and Orlando State Attorney Monique Worrell’s...
Editorial: Florida’s high court should reinstate Monique Worrell, because truth and justice matter
Florida’s governmental integrity and the rights of its voters stand on a precipice. State Attorney Monique Worrell’s fight to regain...
FL State Attorney Launches Pilot to Stop “Traumatic” Misdemeanor Arrests
Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit has just implemented its first-ever Adult Civil Citation program—a 90-day pilot that will divert people...
STATE ATTORNEY MONIQUE WORRELL HOLDS TOWN HALL MEETING IN KISSIMMEE WITH ST. CLOUD AND KISSIMMEE POLICE CHIEFS
State Attorney Monique Worrell came to Kissimmee on Thursday, along with the Ninth Judicial Circuit’s community engagement team, for a...
Prosecutor reveals proposed overhaul to Florida’s juvenile justice system
ORLANDO, Fla. — State Attorney Monique Worrell unveiled a series of proposed reforms to juvenile justice sentencing this week, kicking...
Florida lawmaker files juvenile justice reform bill in the wake of Orlando shootings
ORLANDO, Fla. – Body camera video shows deputies in Orange County arresting Keith Melvin Moses after he’s accused of shooting five...
State attorney proposes juvenile justice changes to combat youth violence
ORLANDO, Fla. — With the perception that youth violence is on the rise in Central Florida, a local state attorney is proposing changes...
State Attorney Monique Worrell joins nationwide effort to increase prosecutorial accountability with data
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell announced Tuesday her office has joined a nationwide effort to increase accountability and...
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