Whatcom County JPOP panel highlights timing, housing and coordination gaps behind repeat incarceration
A Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) panel of people with lived experience identified timing and coordination gaps, housing shortages, limited legal representation and delayed court proceedings as key drivers of repeat incarceration in Whatcom County.
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The Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) committee presented results from a panel of six people with histories of frequent incarceration and family members during the Sept. 22 IPRTF meeting. Committee members and presenters said panelists stressed that timing and coordination failures across the legal, medical and housing systems—rather than single failures—drive repeated jail stays.
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