County Makes Visiting Jail ‘Kid Friendly’ for Children of Incarcerated Parents

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. 

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.

A courageous dog attack survivor helped county dog wardens make their case for more authority to protect residents.