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Pima County: transition center traffic and outcomes rise; housing remains key to reducing rebookings
Summary
County officials reported the transition center has served more than 2,000 unique individuals and is seeing a rise in people released from jail seeking services. Data presented showed lower rebooking rates for people who obtain stable housing after center engagement compared with those who do not.
Pima County officials told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the county’s transition center has now served more than 2,000 unique individuals and that monthly usage has climbed to more than 300 clients in recent months.
Justice Services Director Kate Vesley and Deputy County Administrator Holmes said the center is receiving an increasing number of people released directly from detention, and an increasing share of those are people with felony charges rather than the misdemeanor population the program initially focused on.
Vesley presented…
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