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The Jacksonville City Council is still working on plans to move the jail from its current location downtown to another area of town but it could take years before that happens.
Proposed tax on Jacksonville businesses would bring funding for programs to aid homeless people
Jacksonville City Council will vote Tuesday on asking the Florida Commission on Ethics for an opinion about Randy DeFoor serving as general counsel.
The jail, built in 1991, was meant to house 2,100 inmates. In 2023, it's holding 2,600 inmates.
The CEO of Changing Homelessness said the extra money could get hundreds of people off the streets every year.