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Supervisors debate pretrial funding as Humphreys decision drives supervision demand
Summary
Supervisors pressed sheriff and pretrial officials over a funding gap created after the Humphreys appellate decision shifted many defendants from cash bail to supervised pretrial release. Pretrial Diversion said it requested $1.7 million to expand to seven-day operations; the mayor proposed $1.2 million, which staff said would not support the planned expansion.
Chair Cohen and committee members spent significant time examining pretrial diversion and sheriff's budget requests after an appellate ruling—referred throughout the hearing as the Humphreys decision—changed how courts handle bail and increased referrals to supervision.
Nancy Rubin, CEO of Pretrial Diversion, said courts were increasingly assigning people to supervised pretrial release rather than expensive bail hearings. "Our request to the mayor's office was at 1.7," Rubin said, describing the program's $1.7 million ask to expand services to seven days a week. She told the committee the mayor proposed $1.2 million…
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