County seeks continuation of prosecutorial diversion contract; program reports high dismissal rate
County staff said the DSHS-funded prosecutorial diversion program (PDP 05/1977) would be renewed without programmatic change; staff described enrollment and outcomes, including a reported 72% dismissal rate and a 15% 12‑month custody recurrence rate among participants.
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Spokane County staff briefed commissioners on May 20 about the county’s ongoing prosecutorial diversion contract with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), identified in the briefing as PDP 05/1977, and requested approval to continue the contract beginning July 1.
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