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Audit of First Offender Prostitution program sent to full Board after heated public comment
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted to send a request for a managerial audit of the First Offender Prostitution (FOP) program to the full Board of Supervisors after public commenters and Supervisor Jake McGoldrick questioned program finances, participant experience and transparency; the DA's office urged waiting for a pending DOJ draft report.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted to forward a motion to the full Board of Supervisors to request a managerial audit of the First Offender Prostitution (FOP) program, after extended discussion among supervisors, a presentation by a District Attorney's Office representative and sustained public comment questioning program transparency and outcomes.
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick introduced the motion, saying he has spent nearly two years seeking information about FOP and its subcontractor SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation). He said publicly available material does not adequately describe participant outcomes, how court diversions are decided, or how participant fees are collected and used. "The compulsory rehab programs simply do not work," McGoldrick said, and he urged…
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