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Ohioans to receive alerts when inmates escape correctional facilities under new law

Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 23, creating the “Escaped Convict Alert System,” on Dec. 1. The legislation passed the ...

State to create escaped convict alert system

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law earlier this week that looks to create an escaped convict alert system.

DeWine signs bill to create escaped convict alert system

Local law enforcement can alert the area surrounding a jail, workhouse or correctional institution when a convicted felon ...
Times of San Diego

Local officials have a powerful tool to warn residents of emergencies. They don’t always use it

Failure to alert: Local officials can tap a federal warning system to send targeted alerts with evacuation orders and other actions. Many don’t use it. Lack of access: To use the system, local ...
TV Technology

CTA on Emergency Alert System: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...
ProPublica

Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.

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