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Nonprofits, reentry programs and juvenile advocates press committee for sustained reentry, DYS reforms and human‑trafficking funding
Summary
A range of nonprofit and workforce organizations told the House Public Safety Committee continued and expanded state funding for reentry programs, community juvenile alternatives and anti‑trafficking grants is needed to lower recidivism and support returning citizens.
A series of nonprofits and reentry organizations urged the House Public Safety Committee to invest in reentry services, community‑based juvenile alternatives, workforce training and continued funding for anti‑human trafficking work.
Who testified: witnesses included Maria Focia, president and CEO of Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM); Oluwatosa (Olu) Martins, Midwest regional director of Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO); Sasha Naiman of the Children's Law Center; Kirsty Muncy of the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking (Cuyahoga County); and grassroots speakers (Project Lift Services, Voices of Injustice, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless) who emphasized local, culturally competent reentry services and mental‑health supports.
Main asks: advocates asked the committee to continue or expand state funding for proven reentry workforce programs, support the Department of Youth Services (DYS) shift to smaller regional and community corrections facilities, restore…
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