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Weber County pitches combined forensic social work and reentry program to seek state opioid funds after pilot shows reduced recidivism
Summary
County presenters asked commissioners to back a combined forensic social work and reentry appropriation to the state: a one-year ask of $1,452,000 (about $1,000,000 from the state) that program leads say produced a 45% reduction in one-year reincarceration and over $1 million yearly operational savings in pilot data.
Program leads told the Weber County Commission on Jan. 5 they want to combine two successful pilots—defense-based forensic social work and a reentry services team—into a single program to pursue state opioid-related appropriations.
"We've had 2 successful 2 year pilots... these programs created a 45% reduction in 1 year reincarceration rates at Weber County Correctional Facility, and over $1,000,000 in operational savings annually," presenter Daniel Field said, summarizing the pilot outcomes.
The combined program budget…
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