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Phoenix Looks To Cut Jail Costs

Phoenix officials are looking for alternatives to using Maricopa County jails - cost is a main consideration.

The City Council’s Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee recently took up the issue. Councilman Michael Nowakowski chairs that panel and spoke about the cost problem the city is dealing with.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.