Will Sarasota County need a new multimillion dollar jail or are there cost-effective, safe alternatives to incarceration?

The latest installment of HT Hot Topics will explore options for addiction treatment as well as pre-trial diversion and intervention programs.

This H-T Hot Topics forum will feature panel discussions led by Herald-Tribune Opinion Editor Thomas Tryon and will include:

• State Attorney Ed Brodsky
• Public Defender Larry Eger
• County Commission Chairman Charles Hines
• Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight
• Sarasota County Judge Erika Quartermaine