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County seeks continuation of prosecutorial diversion contract; program reports high dismissal rate
Summary
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.
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.
Justin and Ashley, county staff, summarized the program’s goals—reducing competency-service referrals and diverting people with behavioral-health disorders from the criminal legal system by connecting them to community supports. The program provides intensive…
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