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It’s nearly a year to go till Election Day, but State Attorney Angela Corey is messaging hard and pushing back against criticism that she’s been too punitive a prosecutor, especially when it comes to juvenile offenders.
Corey presented on the concept of “smart justice” at Monday’s Justice Summit in Sarasota. The three-day event was organized by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance, a business-backed group working to change the state’s approach to crime and punishment.
Speaking to WJCT, Corey says her office has actually expanded the smart justice concept first pioneered in the 1970’s by the late Ed Austin, with diversion programs for…
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