Washoe County updates board on pretrial services transition and STAR program expansion
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
County staff said functions from the dissolved Department of Alternative Sentencing were transferred to the Sheriff's Office, Human Services Agency and Second Judicial District Court; pretrial caseloads have roughly doubled and the STAR diversion program has three participants now with plans to scale.
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County staff updated the Board of County Commissioners on the dissolution of the Department of Alternative Sentencing and the transfer of its functions into three agencies.
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