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District attorney and Maine Pretrial Services outline restorative justice RFP and program outcomes
Summary
District Attorney Jackie Sartoris described plans to issue an RFP to expand restorative justice services (a $150 session fee with a subsidized $30 rate and $40,000/year county spending), while Maine Pretrial Services reported 2024 program results—about 711 people served, roughly 89,000 bed-days avoided, a ~90% success metric and ~99% appearance rate.
The Cumberland County Commission heard two related criminal-justice presentations on Jan. 5 that described how the county is expanding diversion-based options and tracking outcomes for defendants before trial.
District Attorney Jackie Sartoris outlined the countys restorative justice pilot, past procurement decisions and a plan to issue a request for proposals to professionalize the program. Sartoris said the county has spent roughly $40,000 annually on restorative-justice work and is moving toward a mixed funding model in which defendants pay a $150 session fee; defendants deemed indigent and eligible for court-appointed counsel would pay $30. Sartoris said about 80% of defendants have paid the full fee in the pilot, leaving up to…
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