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Community Rebuilding Initiative reports 30 participants in first 30 days; program focuses on treatment, housing and fatherhood
Summary
Program leaders told the committee they served 30 residents in the first 30 days, most charged with low‑level "lifestyle" crimes; 76% of participants are fathers and organizers emphasized housing and substance‑use treatment partnerships.
The Community Rebuilding Initiative (CRI) reported initial results to the Washington County County Services Committee: the program accepted its first participants on April 29 and served 30 residents in the program’s first 30 days.
CRI Director Nick Robbins told the committee most residents are in the program for repeated low‑level offenses—failure to appear, possession of controlled substances and theft—and described the cohort as frequent users of the county jail: on average the participants had been booked into Washington County Jail nine times. The average bond across participants was reported at $53,890, Robbins said, and many residents arrive with long…
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