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Mobile Crisis Response Team member dressed in purple uniform shirt standing in front of a silver van used in the service

County Approves Plan to Offer Alternatives to Incarceration

May 26, 2023 | 9:27 AM

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People accused of low-level, non-violent crimes will be redirected away from jails. The County Board of Supervisors approved this major shift in direction with the Alternatives to Incarceration plan.

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A woman being walked down a hallway at Las Colinas Jail

Alternatives to Incarceration Report Released, Your Input Needed

Apr. 27, 2023 | 11:32 AM

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The County wants to hear from you on a new report with recommendations for programs and services to redirect people contacted for low level charges away from jails when there is not a threat to public safety. A virtual community listening session on the report will take place on May 4, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. […]