As part of her campaign promises, Mayor Donna Deegan called for changes in how Jacksonville handles public safety. Now, members of her transition committee are working to make that happen.
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Right now there are hundreds of programs out there for people who have been arrested and are making their way back to society, but there is no real overseer for all of the programs. “It’s been very emotional for him. Because after they’re there, I don’t know a couple of months, they get to come home for four hours...And so he comes home every Saturday and still cries every Saturday,” Stevens said.
One idea that is receiving a lot of attention is to bring all of the groups under one umbrella: The Office of Violence Prevention.
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