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F R O M T H E S T A T E A T T O R N E Y An d re w H. Wa r re n - St at e At t o r n ey fo r t h e T h i r t e e n t h Ju d i c i a l Ci rc u i t Continued from page 16 victim to know the procedural steps being taken and how they may be heard during our prosecution of the case. Community Outreach In honor of Veterans Day, our office hosted a specialized expungement clinic for the men and women who selflessly served this country. More than 200 citizens completed the fingerprinting, application, and notarization of the sealing and expunction process. Hillsborough County is the only judicial circuit in Florida that has offered these services at no cost. With support from our community partners, we have provided critical services valued at $700,000 to help our fellow citizens move beyond past mistakes. We launched the SAO Business Academy, a first-of- its-kind program in this county to engage community business leaders with our Office’s work — specifically, to develop an awareness of the challenges facing our criminal justice system. JAN - FEB 2020 | HCBA LAWYER Transparency We reached a critical milestone in the FIU/MacArthur research project with the completion of the second in a series of reports entitled, “Race, Ethnicity, and Prosecution in Hillsborough County.” We presented this report during an insightful community conversation with key stakeholders and the media. The next and final stage of this project is the development of Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPIs) that will allow our team to redefine success and track the performance of this office beyond conviction and crime rates. Every milestone achieved reflects the hard work of our nearly 300 dedicated public servants and collaboration from our incredible criminal justice partners in Hillsborough County. We are working tirelessly to advance our core mission of public safety by holding offenders accountable, protecting victims, ensuring transparency, and responsibly using taxpayer dollars. Thank you for your continued support of our work. n 17