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Board committee forwards Public Defender grant to expand juvenile reentry attorney
Summary
The committee forwarded an ordinance authorizing the Public Defender to accept roughly $94,000 in grant funding to add one grant-funded trial attorney focused on juvenile reentry and placement; the PD—s office said the position reduced placement delays from months to weeks and currently carries about 121 youth in its caseload.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 12 forwarded an ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Defender—s Office to accept and expand a grant of approximately $94,000 from the Board of State and Community Corrections to fund a trial-attorney position focused on juvenile accountability and reentry.
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