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‘Safe Stations’ Program Offers Path to Recovery for Opioid, Heroin Addicts

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After completing the Okeechobee High School CTE Fire Program, Braxton Lewis (pictured in the middle) was offered a job with Fire Rescue. Photo courtsey of Okeechobee County
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Rural county program preps students for first responder careers

Okeechobee County, Fla.’s public safety career programs are giving young people the tools to jumpstart their careers and helping address the county’s workforce shortages in fire rescue, dispatch and law enforcement. 

Matthew Vigeant addresses the Justice and Public Safety Policy Steering Committee Feb. 21. Photo by Denny Henry
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Information-sharing bill could protect court workers

The Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act could provide more than 30,000 state and local judges with access to security assessments, best practices and a database of threats made against colleagues in the justice field.

Crews collect debris. As of Feb. 10, Lafayette County, Miss. collected 90,000 cubic yards of debris. Photo courtesy of Beau Moore
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After historic winter storms, counties assess response

Counties in states that rarely receive much winter weather are assessing their responses to the January storm that left many covered in snow and ice.