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From foster care to APD: How one analyst is guiding the next generation through the BEACON program

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM · 1 min read

From foster care to APD: How one analyst is guiding the next generation through the BEACON program — KVUE (Austin), Austin Community news — Image: KVUE (Austin)

Jessica Sumrall spent 17 years in Texas foster care and now works as a crime analyst for APD, helping to implement the community BEACON program.

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