Florida jailing fewer kids for minor crimes. Orange, Osceola lag behind the trend, study says

Florida jailing fewer kids for minor crimes. Orange, Osceola lag behind the trend, study says

Orange and Osceola counties are lagging behind a statewide trend of fewer children being jailed in Florida for first-time misdemeanor crimes like school fights, shoplifting or underage drinking, a new study says. The fifth annual report from the Caruthers Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank based in St. Petersburg, finds agencies in the Ninth Judicial Circuit are still struggling to reduce arrests for “common youth misbehavior,” almost two years after former Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Frederick Lauten held a summit on the issue. Since 2014, more than 5,000 children eligible for diversion programs have been arrested in both counties, including more ...

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