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House committee hears bill to expand diversion, deflection and pretrial services with $1.75 million pilot funding
Summary
Lawmakers and stakeholders told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 14‑25 would create a three‑county pilot for prosecution‑led diversion, fund supervision and treatment, and require a study of pretrial services; no vote was taken at the hearing.
BISMARCK — The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday opened a hearing on House Bill 14‑25, a package measure that would expand prosecution‑led diversion, formalize local “deflection” protocols and fund supervision and treatment for pre‑sentencing programs.
Representative Lawrence Clameen, sponsor of the bill, said the legislation “targets the front end of reentry including strengthening deflection, diversion and pretrial services to expand pathways to alternatives to incarceration.” The hearing included testimony from Lieutenant Governor Michelle Strinden, county prosecutors, corrections officials and community providers.
The bill would: establish a prosecution‑led diversion pilot in three counties and authorize the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) to provide supervision for participants; create a statutory definition and local authority to establish a deflection process that coordinates law enforcement and behavioral‑health providers; and request a formal legislative study of North Dakota’s pretrial…
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