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List includes going to war with disney whitewashing history lessons, eliminating diversity programs and public schools. signing a slate of extreme anti lgbtq bills. quietly signing a very restrictive abortion bill into law to enemy now is the honorable monique worrell the florida attorney suspended by governor ron desantis earlier this week thank you so much for being here now that these diversion programs have been canceled, they were central to your policy platform as a when -- you are campaig...

I spent 16 years as a professor at the university of florida college of law. there i was the director of the criminal justice center. there was a lot of research that goes into the fact that diverting nonviolent people out of the criminal legal system build stronger, safer, communities. what we did with my first two and a half years in offices we expanded diversion programs so we could make it easier for people who just needed a little redirection to be able to get that without having their enti...

In his first morning as state attorney, Andrew Bain made immediate and sweeping changes: He fired two executive staff members, canceled the office’s catch-and-release policy and discontinued the office’s diversion programs while he “evaluate[s] their effectiveness.” The actions by Bain, a member of the conservative Federalist Society who Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed to the Orange County ...

In one of his first actions as state attorney, Andrew Bain told staff in an email he is eliminating diversion programs designed to offer early intervention for some offenders and relieve the burden on the court system juggling more serious cases.

Pertains to resolving a felony gun charge against hunter biden. explain what the judge expressed. >> yes. so with respect to the misdemeanor charges that related to the actual tax violations, hunter biden was supposed to plead guilty and get probation. under federal law in the event that you have a drug addiction, you should not possess a firearm. we know he had one in 2018, which would have been a problem, obviously a violation of the law for which you can do ten years. they have diversion prog...

On June 30, Jenny Parker announced on Facebook a run for Chatham County District Attorney in November 2024. Parker sat down with SMN to discuss her campaign.

Criminal justice reforms, and some of them, like bail reform, people do typically get out of jail while they await trial. and sometimes, people do use that opportunity to commit more crimes. many dont, many also go to diversion programs but we have, i think its either 6% or 7% of the people that are charged with drug dealing crimes, the rest go to diversion programs or take a plea bargain or, they tried business. >> meghan, well done, gabrielle lori gets a shot out, too. i hope there will be mor...

Them do -- like bail reform, people do typically get out of jail while they await trial, and sometimes people do use that opportunity to commitm more crimes. many dont. many also go to diversion programs, but we have -- i think its either 6% or 7% of the people charged with drug dealing crimes, get convicted for drug dealing crimes. the rest go to diversion programs or take a plea bargain or discharges are dismissed. >> well done. you and your coauthor did a terrific job. i encourage people to r...

The court resource homes attempts to keep low-level juvenile offenders in their communities and offer them a place to "cool down."

As the Executive Director of YouthZone, I recently had the honor of hosting Colorado’s Attorney General, Phil Weiser, during a visit he made to our Glenwood Springs location. Throughout the visit it became apparent that...