County plans to expand Returning Home reentry program, cites reduced recidivism

Feb 20, 2026

Speaker 1 described a Returning Home reentry program that offers substance-use treatment, mental-health support and life-skills training for nonviolent detainees, credited with reducing jail overcrowding and winning a 2025 award; the speaker said the county plans to add a dedicated women's program.

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Speaker 1, an unidentified speaker, highlighted the Returning Home community rebuilding initiative as a first-of-its-kind county effort to help nonviolent detainees reintegrate.

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