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County receives annual restorative justice update; DA cautions limits for domestic and child‑abuse cases
Summary
The committee received an annual report summarizing restorative justice programs across county departments, heard impact figures from South County programs and asked staff for off‑agenda reports on recidivism data and funding vulnerability tied to federal legislation.
County officials presented an annual summary of Santa Clara County restorative justice programs on Sept. 12 and the committee approved receipt of the report with two off‑agenda follow‑up requests: recidivism impact data and a breakdown of funding sources and potential vulnerability to proposed federal legislation (referred to as HR 1).
Casey Halkin, deputy county executive, described restorative justice programs across probation, reentry services, the sheriff’s office, county counsel’s Victim Offender Mediation (VOM) program, the South County Youth Task Force and the district attorney and public defender offices. “What…
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