From March 16 to March 22, JPI, the ACLU of Florida, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and other organizations committed to justice reform will be highlighting the high cost of youth incarceration in Florida. And we need your help!

Copy and share the following posts & images (inspired by our report, Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration) on your social media profiles. Below, you’ll also find Twitter info for many of Florida’s elected leaders.

Let’s convince policymakers it’s time for juvenile justice reform. Help spread the word about the high cost of youth incarceration in Florida!


Twitter: FL taxpayers spend up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: It costs up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in FL. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Know how much youth incarceration costs? The answer will give you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: Do you know how much youth incarceration costs? The answer will give you #StickerShock. SHARE if you agree it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: Talk about #StickerShock – Florida taxpayers spend up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Private companies should not profit from locking up our youth. #NotWorthIt #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: Floridians spend up to $55,407 to incarcerate 1 youth for 1 year, every penny of which goes to private companies. No one should profit from locking up our youth. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Youth confinement in FL = $195M industry. Our youth are not a business. #NotWorthIt JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: In Florida, youth incarceration is a $195 million industry. No one should profit from locking up our youth. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Should we trust private businesses to look after our youth? Evidence says no. #NotWorthIt JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: In Florida, 100% of youth facilities are privately run, despite persistent evidence of abuse and dangerous conditions. Should we trust private businesses to look after our youth? JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: 3 of 4 youths incarcerated in FL reoffend within 5 yrs. #NotWorthIt #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: Florida spends up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. But over 75% of those released will reoffend within 5 years. Is the high cost of incarceration worth the price to our kids and communities? JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth in FL could feed a family for over 4 years. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: It costs up to $55,407 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in Florida. That money could feed the average American family for 4 years. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth/yr in FL can be up to 6x more than per-pupil spending. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: How much does Florida spend to incarcerate its youth? Up to 6x more than it spends on each K-12 student. #StickerShock. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Locking up 1 youth in FL costs up to 2x more than a year at @UF. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: How much does youth confinement cost in Florida? Up to 2x more than the cost of attending UF for a year. SHARE if the price of youth incarceration gives you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Locking up 1 youth in FL costs up to 2x more than a year at @FloridaState. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: How much does youth confinement cost in Florida? Up to 2x more than the cost of attending FSU for a year. SHARE if the price of youth incarceration gives you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: We agree w/ @ FLGovScott. It’s time for #JJReform in Florida. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: We agree with Governor Rick Scott. Floridians and their children deserve better than the current #JuvenileJustice system. It’s time for #JJReform. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Twitter: Words of wisdom from @SPLCenter’s Tania Galloni on the high cost of youth incarceration in FL JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL

Facebook: Tania Galloni of the Southern Poverty Law Center highlights the high costs of youth incarceration in Florida. Learn more at JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockFL


Select Twitter Info for Florida’s Elected Leaders

The following information was collected via publically available records for Floridians to contact their elected leaders. We hope you’ll encourage your representatives in government to recognize the enormous burdens – both financial and quality-of-life – imposed on our state and its citizens by our juvenile justice system, and we hope you’ll urge them to fight for reform.

In order to ensure that our message is received with compassion and understanding, please be sure to use this information respectfully and responsibly.

Name

Title

Twitter

Rick Scott

Governor

@FLGovScott

Carlos Lopez-Cantera

 Lt. Governor

@LopezCantera

Pam Bondi

Attorney General

@AGPamBondi

Steve Crisafulli

House Speaker

@SteveCrisafulli

Matt Hudson

House Speaker Pro Tem; Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@RepMHudson

Dana Young

Majority Leader; Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@RepDanaYoung

Mark Pafford

Democratic Leader; Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@MarkPafford

Mia Jones

Democratic Leader Pro Tem; Dem Ranking Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte; Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@RepMiaJones

Richard Corcoran

Chair, House Appropriations Cmte

@RichardCorcoran

Jim Boyd

Vice Chair, House Appropriations Cmte

@RepJimBoyd

Janet Cruz

Dem Ranking Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@RepJanetCruz

Matt Caldwell

Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@mattcaldwell_fl

Jose Feliz Diaz

Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@JoseFelixDiaz

Erik Fresen

Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte

@ErikFresenFL

Clay Ingram

Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte

@RepClayIngram

Jeanette Nunez

Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@RepJNunez

Holly Raschein

Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@HollyRaschein

David Richardson

Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@David4Florida

Darryl Rouson

Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@DarrylRouson

Greg Steube

Member, House Appropriations Cmte

@GregSteube

Alan Williams

Member, House Appropriations Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte

@Alan4Florida

Keith Perry

Vice Chair, House Education Cmte

@KeithPerry21

Janet Adkins

Member, House Education Cmte

@RepJanetAdkins

Michael Bileca

Member, House Education Cmte

@MBileca

Manny Diaz, Jr.

Member, House Education Cmte

@RepMannyDiazJr

Bill Hager

Member, House Education Cmte

@RepBillHager

Chris Latvala

Member, House Education Cmte

@ChrisLatvala

Ross Spano

Member, House Education Cmte

@RossSpano

Jason Brodeur

Chair, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@JasonBrodeur

Bryan Avila

Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@BryanAvilaFL

Lori Berman

Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@LoriBerman

Travis Cummings

Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@Travis_Cummings

Cary Pigman

Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@CaryPigman

Chris Sprowls

Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@ChrisSprowls

Jay Trumbull

Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@JayTrumbull

Kathleen Passidomo

Vice Chair, House Judiciary Cmte

@Kathleen4SWFL

Dave Kerner

Dem Ranking Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@DavidMKerner

Colleen Burton

Member, House Judiciary Cmte; Member, House Health & Human Services Cmte

@ColleenLBurton

Dwight Dudley

Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@DwightDudleyFL

Jay Fant

Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@Jay_Fant

Julio Gonzalez

Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@JulioGonzalezMD

Scott Plakon

Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@ScottPlakon

Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda

Member, House Judiciary Cmte; Member, House Education Cmte

@RepMichelle

Jose Javier Rodriguez

Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@JoseJavierJJR

Charlie Stone

Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@RepCharlieStone

Carlos Trujillo

Member, House Judiciary Cmte

@RepCTrujillo

Bill Galvano

Senate Majority Leader; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte

@BillGalvano

Denise Grimsley

Senate Deputy Majority Leader; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@DeniseGrimsley

Oscar Braynon

Senate Minority Leader Pro Tem

@OscarJB2

Joseph Abruzzo

Senate Minority Whip

@SenatorAbruzzo

Maria Sachs

Senate Minority Deputy Whip

@MariaSachs

Lizbeth Benacquisto

Vice Chair, Senate Appropriations Cmte; Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte

@LizbethKB

Anitere Flores

Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@Anitere_Flores

Dorothy Hukill

Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@DorothyHukill

Jack Latvala

Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@JackLatvala

Joe Negron

Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@JoeNegronFL

Chris Smith

Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@SenChrisSmith

Thad Altman

Vice Chair, Senate Children, Families, & Elder Affairs Cmte; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@SenatorAltman

Charlie Dean

Member, Senate Children, Families, & Elder Affairs Cmte

@CharlieDeanSD5

Rene Garcia

Member, Senate Children, Families, & Elder Affairs Cmte; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte

@SenReneGarcia

Rob Bradley

Member, Senate Criminal Justice Cmte

@Rob_Bradley

Jeff Brandes

Member, Senate Criminal Justice Cmte; Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte

@JeffreyBrandes

Jeff Clemens

Member, Senate Criminal Justice Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte

@ClemensFL

John Legg

Chair, Senate Education Cmte

@SenatorJohnLegg

Dwight Bullard

Member, Senate Education Cmte

@DwightBullard

Aaron Bean

Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte

@AaronPBean

David Simmons

Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Appropriations Cmte

@DSimmonsFL

Wilton Simpson

Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte

@WiltonSimpson

Darren Soto

Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte

@SenDarrenSoto

Kelli Stargel

Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte

@KelliStargel