SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones met for an hour-long open meeting about how prosecutions work and the efforts needed to build a safer Savannah.

The sit-down happened Tuesday morning at the AC Hotel on River Street downtown, near businesses and residents that are being impacted by shootings and break-ins.

Jones wears two hats every day. She’s the DA, which is a significant part of the criminal justice system, but she’s also a community member like everyone else, and wanted to have an open forum for people to share concerns and potential solutions.

“If you imagine the criminal justice system as a machine, there are multiple gears inside that machine that make that machine work,” she said.

The Savannah Downtown Business Association says it add

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