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Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice defends reentry, ATI and indigent defense increases; council presses for contract staffing and POA funding details
Summary
MOCJ Director Diana Logan told the council the agency is now a standalone department, outlined FY26 funding for alternatives to incarceration, reentry and public defense, and said the office will provide financial and timeline detail on Points of Agreement and supervised‑release expansions the council requested.
Diana Logan, director of the mayor’s office of criminal justice (MOCJ), described the office’s FY26 executive budget and priorities at the City Council hearing, emphasizing reentry programs, alternatives to incarceration (ATI) and legal services funding.
Logan framed MOCJ as a policy and contracting agency that now “is an agency on the rise,” saying MOCJ’s work spans reentry housing, supervised release and pilot programs that pair intensive case management with clinical services for high‑need participants. “We don't want anyone spending 1 day more or 1 day less in jail than necessary,” Logan told the committees.
Key MOCJ budget items discussed:
- Public defense: The executive plan includes a $20 million baselined increase for indigent defense support; Logan and the agency’s CFO said the funding is intended to help providers add trial and appellate…
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