Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advocacy Project – “Team Child”. A project designed to assist at-risk youths and their families, by linking legal assistance to the poor offices, public defender offices, and volunteer attorneys and law students to advocate for services in an attempt to resolve or ameliorate the underlying causes of delinquent behavior and break the pattern of escalating delinquent behavior. To provide operating support for three months awaiting the release of ongoing funds from other sources. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advocacy Project – “Team Child”. A project designed to assist at-risk youths and their families, by linking legal assistance to the poor offices, public defender offices, and volunteer attorneys and law students to advocate for services in an attempt to resolve or ameliorate the underlying causes of delinquent behavior and break the pattern of escalating delinquent behavior. To provide operating support for three months awaiting the release of ongoing funds from other sources. Read More »
National Association of Public Interest Law (now Equal Justice Works) Fellowship: Advocate on behalf of mentally ill and developmentally disabled prisoners in Florida. An additional $26,000 was donated by FILS Advocacy Center to support this grant. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 National Association of Public Interest Law (now Equal Justice Works) Fellowship: Advocate on behalf of mentally ill and developmentally disabled prisoners in Florida. An additional $26,000 was donated by FILS Advocacy Center to support this grant. Read More »
Lee County Pay-or-Appear Program: A two-year pilot project to test the “pay-or-appear” program to increase child support collections in cases not handled by the Florida Department of Revenue and decrease judicial and administrative involvement. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 Lee County Pay-or-Appear Program: A two-year pilot project to test the “pay-or-appear” program to increase child support collections in cases not handled by the Florida Department of Revenue and decrease judicial and administrative involvement. Read More »
Tracking Florida Death Row Inmates: This project, which began in 1980, records specific information about all death penalty cases in Florida. Clay Williams / April 16, 2025 Tracking Florida Death Row Inmates: This project, which began in 1980, records specific information about all death penalty cases in Florida. Read More »