The homeless and downtrodden who are habitual offenders of loitering
laws may be locked up for six months under one of 19 bills Gov. Jeb
Bush signed on Wednesday. The law was aggressively sought by
Jacksonville legislators and the Duval County sheriff in anticipation
of the 2005 Super Bowl. The measure lets them clean up their streets by
allowing judges to send anyone convicted of five misdemeanors in a
12-month period to six months in jail or a residential treatment
facility. [more]
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