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Corvallis municipal court reports rising community court participation, growing warrants backlog
Summary
Municipal Court Judge Larry Blake told council that community court participation doubled, resulting in more graduations and dismissed charges for participants; he also reported an increase in warrants and staffing-related impacts on parking citation numbers.
Municipal Court Judge Larry Blake and court staff provided the council a semiannual report on the court’s community court program, caseloads and enforcement activity.
Judge Blake said community court — a program that offers services for people charged with low-level offenses and connects participants to alcohol, drug, mental-health and housing services — doubled its number of participants compared with the prior year. Blake said graduates…
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