Sheriff Grady Judd

That's what would have happened in our county, in Polk County.

That's what would have happened in the majority of counties across this state.

And if she would have remanded him to custody, that child would be alive today.

Everybody knows that Florida's got a tough criminal justice system.

Our tough criminal justice system, out of every 100 people that come before the courts this year, only four will go to prison.

And we're a tough criminal justice system.

I believe in forgiveness.

I believe in second chances.

We have veterans court.

We have mental health court.

We have diversion programs.

We have probation programs.

We have drug rehab programs.

We give people second chances and third chances and fourth chances.

But when they show a proclivity to be very violent,

their chances are over.

When they show that they're going to continue to violate the rules, then they get to go to prison and they go to prison for a small amount of time, then they can bail more points up and go to prison for more time.

So yes, a forgiving criminal justice system exists in Florida and should exist.

But there also has to be accountability in the criminal justice system, and there is in Florida.

And that's why our crime's down.