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Coconino County unveils coordinated criminal‑justice programs focused on deflection, diversion and treatment
Summary
County justice officials described the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s strategy to reduce incarceration by deflecting and diverting people into treatment and reentry services, and outlined juvenile Hope Receiving Center, Pathways diversion, Exodus jail programming and specialty treatment courts.
Coconino County’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) presented a countywide overview of criminal‑justice touchpoints and programs designed to reduce recidivism and connect people to services. The presentation described deflection and diversion efforts for juveniles and adults, specialty “problem‑solving” courts, jail‑based treatment programs and reentry supports.
Diana Calandros, the newly introduced CJCC coordinator, framed the presentation around everyday decisions that can lead to justice‑system involvement and the county’s aim to offer alternatives at multiple intercept points. County Attorney Eamonn Barker, Legal Defender Joseph Carver, Presiding Judge Ted Reed and other justice partners outlined the decision points—from arrest and initial appearance to plea or trial and sentencing—and a set of county programs that change outcomes at those points.
Juvenile deflection and diversion: Judge Reed and juvenile‑court staff described the Hope Receiving Center, created by re‑purposing two unused juvenile‑detention pods into a walk‑in family and youth support center. The Hope Center offers…
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