Crime & Public Safety in Stephens County
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What is changing in public safety and accountability?Public Safety issues in Stephens County
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Stephens County sends its female inmates to the Jackson County jail and pays the bill, and commissioners now face a new, larger invoice.
County officials raised the question of assisting local law enforcement and schools in addressing gang violence, but no action was taken.
Stephens County commissioners talked over restructuring fire services and where a new combined public safety station could go, but made no decision.
Stephens County's volunteer fire service could eventually shift to a paid model, but officials say the change would take years to plan.
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