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District attorney seeks $1,200 in forfeiture funds for online diversion program; warns of office space crunch
Summary
The county district attorney asked commissioners to authorize $1,200 from forfeiture funds for an online diversion curriculum (Advent) to expand alternatives to short jail sentences; the DA also reported recent prosecutor hires and lingering clerical space shortages.
The district attorney asked the Penobscot County Commission on Jan. 28 to authorize $1,200 from forfeiture funds to purchase access to an online diversion program called Advent.
The DA described Advent as a low-cost diversion tool that offers modular classes — on victim impact, impaired driving, juvenile issues, and anger management — with level-1 sessions priced at $75 and level-2 at $120. The DA told commissioners the program would allow prosecutors to offer structured…
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