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Commissioners consider integrating pretrial services into restorative justice; decision deferred pending budget details
Summary
Chris Thompson proposed moving a part‑time pretrial employee into restorative justice and consolidating services to expand community supervision and diversion; commissioners expressed support but requested budget-line numbers and documentation before approving the staffing and budget changes.
Chris Thompson presented a plan to integrate pretrial services into the restorative justice program to expand capacity, better coordinate referrals and reduce reliance on incarceration. Thompson said combining the two programs would shift existing staff (one part‑time pretrial employee moving to restorative justice), increase…
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