Sarasota faith leaders push for affordable diversion programs
“Members of the faith-based community in Sarasota said they want more programs that stop “criminalizing poverty.”
Sarasota United for Responsibility and Equity (SURE) held a meeting to discuss a new pre-arrest diversion program proposed by State Attorney Ed Brodsky. The program is designed for select nonviolent misdemeanor offenders. It would allow them to complete a program to avoid arrest or a criminal record.”