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Residents and service providers urge supervisors not to cut reentry programs as consent calendar is approved
Summary
Dozens of people with lived experience and reentry service providers urged the Santa Clara County Public Safety and Justice Committee not to reduce funding for reentry programs; the committee approved the consent calendar, including adding two reports, and staff reiterated the county budget process continues ahead of the May 1 CEO proposal.
Dozens of current and former justice‑involved residents and leaders of reentry programs told the Public Safety and Justice Committee that proposed budget reductions would undermine services that they said reduce recidivism and help people rebuild their lives.
Speakers including Crystal Perez, a reentry program participant, described programs that provide housing support, employment help and peer mentorship and asked supervisors not to cut funding that they said transforms lives. ‘‘Funding was meant to invest in community‑based services that reduce recidivism,’’ Crystal Perez said, urging the board to…
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