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Multnomah County OKs budget modification to accept additional Criminal Justice Commission specialty-court funds
Summary
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved a budget modification Tuesday to accept additional Criminal Justice Commission grant funding to support four specialty court programs that offer alternatives to incarceration.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved a budget modification Tuesday to accept additional Criminal Justice Commission grant funding to support four specialty court programs that offer alternatives to incarceration.
Why it matters: specialty courts — including DUII diversion (DISP), mental-health court, STAR (drug court) and STEP (strategic treatment and engagement) — are designed to provide supervision, treatment and services that can prevent prison sentences for eligible justice-involved individuals. County officials said the additional funding helps restore reductions from the prior biennium and funds capacity increases that jurisdictions consider essential to meet program standards.
What the board approved
The Department of Community Justice presented the budget modification after the short legislative session restored some specialty-court fund…
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