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PSCC updates on mobile probation/reentry unit; JAG application under review
Summary
PSCC members reported that a converted bus reentry unit application was submitted for Justice Assistance Grant funding and is under review by state and federal agencies; members described potential impacts and a contingency plan if the grant is not approved.
At the Executive Committee meeting of the Public Safety Coordinating Council, Robert Parkinson reported that the council-supported mobile probation/reentry unit — a vehicle retrofitted to deliver supervision and reentry services — has been applied for under the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program and is currently under review by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
The project aims to reduce technical violations of probation by providing enhanced supervision in the community. Parkinson said other jurisdictions that have implemented similar mobile probation units realized a 27% reduction in…
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