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Municipal court to contract for DOJ-funded domestic-violence treatment after local providers decline RFP
Summary
Spokane municipal court will use a $500,000 DOJ Office for Victims of Crime grant to pay for domestic-violence treatment for defendants who lack insurance or ability to pay; the selected contractor is a Yakima provider that will offer in-person and telehealth sessions.
Michael Diamond of Spokane Municipal Court told the committee that the court secured a 2023 DOJ Office for Victims of Crime grant for $500,000 to fund domestic-violence intervention treatment for defendants who cannot pay or who lack coverage.
Diamond said the city issued an RFP in September but neither of the two local domestic-violence treatment providers applied — one is contracted with Superior Court and the other is at capacity through the treatment court. As a…
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