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Senators warn proposed budget cuts would reduce problem-solving courts and reentry services
Summary
Members of the Nebraska Legislature said proposed cuts in the mainline budget would reduce funding for problem-solving courts, probation services and reentry programs; several senators argued that reducing those programs could increase incarceration and long-term costs.
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During the floor debate on the mainline budget, multiple senators from both parties flagged cuts to problem-solving courts, post-release supervision and juvenile probation services that the Judicial Branch and county partners said would take effect July 1 if the committee's package moved forward without changes.
Senators including Dungan, Spivey, Fredericksen and Rountree said they received notices from judicial officials that the proposed funding reductions would eliminate or scale back several problem-solving court programs: DUI…
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