A group pushing for criminal justice reform in Spokane called for
moving tax money from pretrial lockup to programs that help offenders
turn their lives around.
Smart Justice leaders outlined their recommendations Monday to the Spokane Regional Criminal Justice Commission, a panel appointed last fall to come up with solutions to escalating crime and jail crowding.
“We want to shift resources away from pretrial warehousing,” said attorney Breean Beggs, of Smart Justice. “The top goal should be increasing problem-solving in the courts.”
Read more at : http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/09/smart-justice-seeks-spokane-criminal-justice/
Smart Justice leaders outlined their recommendations Monday to the Spokane Regional Criminal Justice Commission, a panel appointed last fall to come up with solutions to escalating crime and jail crowding.
“We want to shift resources away from pretrial warehousing,” said attorney Breean Beggs, of Smart Justice. “The top goal should be increasing problem-solving in the courts.”
Read more at : http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/09/smart-justice-seeks-spokane-criminal-justice/
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