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Equitable Criminal Sentencing Technology Makes History in Alachua County, Florida
Loaded on Oct. 20, 2022
by Jo Ellen Nott
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U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
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Florida.
by Jo Ellen Nott
On September 27, 2022, Alachua County in north central Florida made history by funding equitable sentencing software for Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit. This makes the Eighth the first Florida judicial circuit to take an historic step forward to improve its case management system …
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