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Public comment draws sharp split: sustain JCOD/DYD community programs or fund sheriff/probation priorities?
Summary
Public comment after the departmental presentations was dominated by appeals to sustain and grow JCOD/CFCI/DYD-funded community programs and by opposition to additional funding for Sheriff, DA, and Probation or any new jail construction; speakers included program participants, CBO leaders, formerly incarcerated people, and advocates.
After the departments presented their budget requests, the Board heard an extended public comment period in which dozens of individuals and organizational representatives spoke, in person and remotely, about the county's competing budget priorities.
Two clear and sustained themes ran through public comment. First, community-based organizations, reentry groups, and program participants urged the board to sustain or expand funding for Justice Care & Opportunities (JCOD), the CareFirst Community Investment (CFCI) grants it administers, and the Department of Youth Development’s diversion and reentry programs. Multiple speakers described measured outcomes — placements into…
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