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Press Release from Marsy's Law in regards to public crime data

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Below is the press release in which Marsy’s Law for Florida explains that its position is that Marsy’s Law does not justify delays in releasing information on the details of a crime, including general location information. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2019 CONTACT: Jennifer Fennell, CoreMessage (850) 222-3767, marsyslawfl@coremessage.com Marsy’s Law for Florida Clarifies Law’s Intention Following Ft. Myers News Story TALLAHASSEE – Marsy’s Law for Florida is clarifying the intention of new constitutional language providing crime victims’ rights following a news story this week in Ft. Myers. According to WINK News, the Ft. Myers Police Department is declining to release details on a home invasion and is citing Marsy’s Law for Florida as the reason they are withholding this information. Marsy’s Law for Florida states that victims have the right to prevent the public disclosure of any information that could be used to locate or harass them, such as their names. There are no provisi