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IPRTF members describe King County 'Link' diversion visit: respite housing, prosecutorial dismissal practices
Summary
Whatcom County task force members reported on a recent trip to King County's LINC/link diversion program. Visitors said the program uses short-term "respite" housing and that prosecutors generally dismiss diverted cases and rarely refile; local housing would be critical for a similar model in Whatcom County.
Members of Whatcom County's Implementation & Policy Reform Task Force described a recent site visit to King County's LINC (Link) diversion program and identified housing as a central requirement for any local adaptation.
Task force members who attended a tour said LINC operates a housing element with small, family-style homes and a limited number of respite beds. One attendee summarized the housing count as "I think one was seven, one might've been nine. So a total of maybe 15, 16 beds total."…
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