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| Locals trying to keep offenders from trouble to host key U.S. official |
| By toledoblade.com - Jennifer Feehan |
| Published: 06/10/2013 |
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After Judge Jack Zouhary took the bench at Toledo’s U.S. District Court, he wanted to find a way to help convicts get on paths after prison that would keep them from coming back. Samuels Samuels Enlarge In 2009, he and Magistrate Vernelis Armstrong led the effort to create a re-entry court, which brings just-released violent offenders to court for informal monthly meetings with them and other court officials to work on goals that will keep them out of trouble. The program is voluntary, and just 30 defendants have been admitted so far. It may be a drop in the bucket, but supporters believe it’s having a ripple effect. Read More. |
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