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Advocacy group presents court-watch data on reckless driving; asks judges to limit probation for repeat felons
Summary
Enough Is Enough told the committee its court-watch program found frequent dismissals/read‑ins and lenient sentencing in cases involving fleeing and reckless endangering safety, and urged a policy shift away from probation for repeat felons while calling for more prevention and measurement.
Enough Is Enough, a volunteer nonprofit formed after the 2023 death of Erin Mogensen, presented the Public Safety & Health Committee with findings from a court-watch program and urged local leaders to press for more judicial accountability in reckless-driving cases.
Jeannie Lupo, representing Enough Is Enough, summarized the group’s approach: volunteers identify cases via CCAP, prepare community impact statements and attend plea and sentencing hearings to record judge and prosecutor outcomes. Lupo said the group reviewed several hundred cases and that its most recent report is attached to the committee file.
Lupo presented…
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