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Columbus' "Buckeye Deflection" program is being funded with a $50,000 grant to help low-level shoplifters get connected to mental health services and food banks to address issues that drive them to steal.
Through the new program, offenders are assessed and given individual plans to get their lives on track and turn away from crime.
City Attorney Zach Klein said businesses support this program which will help low-level offenders who are impoverished or have other unmet needs.
City Attorney Zach Klein said businesses support this program which will help low-level offenders who are impoverished or have other unmet needs.
City Attorney Zach Klein said businesses support this program which will help low-level offenders who are impoverished or have other unmet needs.