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Panel backed to study better data-sharing across corrections, parole and health systems, advocates say
Summary
Senators advanced a study-committee bill, SB 192, to examine cross-system coordination—information sharing, unique identifiers and real-time dashboards—to reduce duplicative costs and improve continuity of care for individuals cycling between correctional and health systems.
Senator Daryl Abbas introduced Senate Bill 192 to create a study committee to examine coordination and information sharing among corrections, parole and probation, and health agencies. The sponsor said gaps in information sharing can obscure critical needs such as untreated mental health conditions or substance use disorders and can impede early, coordinated care that might reduce recidivism and expensive court or incarceration costs.
Erin Thirbaldson of the Council of State Governments Justice Center…
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