Cherie M Smith
@CherieMSmith1
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Advocate for the Incarcerated, Poet, President of a Non-Profit, Wife of Marco❤️, Master Gardner,🍊US Navy Veteran ⚓️Book Arthur
Jacksonville , FL
Joined May 2021
It’s sad when you do everything by the book — writing to Senator Tracie Davis, Rep. Angie Nixon, FL DOC Secretary Ricky Dixon, and Regional Director John Palmer — and still, NOT ONE RESPONSE. Let’s talk facts: My husband is being denied his legal mail, even though the prison
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If the situation here in America isn’t chaotic enough, this lady feels the need to steal my pillows off of my porch! Why?
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For every problem there must be a solution, especially in one as CRITICAL as this. What is it? Money? Rehabilitative release? Elderly release? MTC contract? FCOR increased budget & analysis for release. @JonMartinEsq and I know of one person that should be home, how many more?
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We can’t reform what we refuse to rethink. The problem isn’t just low pay — it’s the philosophy that values containment over correction. Let’s plant something different this time — not more buildings, but better beginnings. 🌱✨
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Florida could lead the nation by: 🌱 Implementing agriculture programs in every facility 🤝 Partnering with universities & nonprofits 🥕 Launching “Grow to Give” produce programs for local food banks 🎓 Redirecting funds toward education & re-entry
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Sen. Rosalind Osgood said it best: “We’ve got to begin to look at adding some measure of grace.” Grace isn’t softness — it’s strategy. Releasing elderly, low-risk individuals saves millions while restoring humanity.
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👥 Instead of building new housing units, what if we built hope & self-sufficiency? Open doors, not dorms. Teach skills, not survival. Rehabilitation should save money, not cost more.
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💸 If a business spent billions without improving results, it’d shut down. But FDC keeps doing exactly that: $150M in overtime. $60M in inmate health. $45M in drug costs. Now another $512M “to keep going.” That’s not reform. That’s repetition.
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Prisons could: Grow their own produce, cutting food costs. Sell surplus crops to communities. Train residents in agri-tech, hydroponics & greenhouse management. Support mental health & dignity through purposeful work. The soil can do what punishment never will — it can transform
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Gardening isn’t a luxury — it’s the missing piece. Imagine if every prison had a real agriculture & horticulture program — not a pilot, but a statewide initiative.
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Here’s the hard truth: Florida’s prisons aren’t just overcrowded — they’re under-purposed. We keep pouring taxpayer money into concrete and chaos instead of into transformation.
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Florida continues to arrest, jail & warehouse people it can’t afford to house, feed, or rehabilitate. The result? Overtime. Staff shortages. Decaying facilities. And still—no talk about innovation or sustainability.
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The Real Cost of Florida’s Prison System Lies Beneath the Surface Florida’s DOC is asking for $512M — not to improve conditions, but just to maintain them. We keep funding failure instead of fixing it. Let’s talk about what’s really broken. 🧵👇
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If you believe love is deeper than romance… if you’ve fought for your marriage through chaos, distance, or pain… then you belong with us. 💪🏽 Join the movement: #MarriedLikeUs 💍 Real stories. Real love. Real growth. 💫
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The more these photos of Tyler Robinson show up, the more OUTRAGED we should be about elected officials promoting the Right vs Left division. They threatened CIVIL WAR between AMERICANS!!! The assassin was not a Leftist by any stretch of the imagination, and they used buzzwords
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On 8-25–25, Trump signed executive orders targeting cashless bail—aiming to strip federal funding from jurisdictions that rely on risk-based release instead of money. A move positioned as ‘tough on crime’—but critics say it punishes the poor, undermines reform, & may not be legal
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I don’t think Trump is dead. I don’t think he’s on his death bed. However, it’s incredibly weird how he’s only been seen in photos from long distances, he hasn’t spoken to reporters, he’s posting old photos, and MAGA isn’t asking any questions. The White House is silent.
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If we claim to follow Jesus we cannot shut out the very people He welcomed. His compassion was always for the outsider, the stranger, the one left behind. #visitaprison @GovRonDeSantis @CaseyDeSantis
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