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County attorney expands anti‑trafficking, cold‑case and diversion work while urging investment in alternatives to incarceration
Summary
County Attorney Ammon Barker briefed the Board of Supervisors on an expanded anti‑trafficking task force, a cold‑case prosecutorial unit, a proactive marijuana‑expungement service and a pathways diversion program, and urged the board to prioritize staffing for alternative‑prosecution capacity in the FY budget.
County Attorney Ammon Barker told the Board of Supervisors his office has pushed multiple programmatic changes to prioritize prevention, survivor services and alternatives to incarceration while keeping capacity to prosecute serious violent crimes.
“Not only do we want justice; we want to empower our community to thrive,” Barker said. “That means pursuing justice and creating treatment and diversion pathways when appropriate.”
Key programs described:
- North Star Task Force (anti‑trafficking): Barker said local law enforcement, survivor groups and prosecutors formed a survivor‑informed regional task force (STAR: Survivor‑informed Trafficking Awareness and Response). Task-force operations resulted in a targeted sting that produced dozens of arrests and is expanding…
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