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| Florida reels in prison cost |
| By news-journalonline.com- Barney Bishop |
| Published: 05/15/2014 |
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The 2014 legislative session may go down as a watershed year for Smart Justice initiatives that were passed and are now on their way to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature. After a decade or more of tough love for criminals, which has no doubt helped to decrease Florida’s crime rate, the Republican-led Legislature wisely passed much-needed legislation on a variety of criminal-justice initiatives. Starting with the head of the snake — juvenile justice — landmark legislation filed by Sen. Rob Bradley codified the transition of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Under Secretary Wansley Walters, the department has evolved from a punitive agency to one of prevention and diversion. The number of juveniles arrested has decreased significantly over the past decade and the agency has transformed itself from mostly long-term residential to front-end treatment with strong outcomes. Read More. |
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