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9 <br /> 1 Slide #7 <br /> Public Safety <br /> • Detention Center Population <br /> Det-ti-C N,pppplatio, <br /> Palm In Tlme <br /> ORANGE COY <br /> 2 t5 rtnxm3 r wm <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #8 <br /> Public Safety <br /> Pretrial Bookings by Month <br /> rremai BpuV w MMw,th <br /> LUNGE COUNTY <br /> 5 ,F <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Cait Fenhagen thanked the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, and the <br /> 8 Commissioners for their support. She said it has been a difficult year for her staff and the <br /> 9 population they serve. <br /> 10 Commissioner Bedford asked if the ABC Board had adopted its budget. <br /> 11 Cait Fenhagen said no, but a decision will be made soon. She said she requested an <br /> 12 increase, and the Criminal Justice Resource Center provided a lot of data to the ABC Board. <br /> 13 Travis Myren said the recommended budget shows flat revenue from the ABC Board. <br /> 14 He said the agency requested an increase in addition to last year's budget, but the ABC Board <br /> 15 has not yet made decision. <br /> 16 Commissioner Bedford asked if the Criminal Justice Resource Center will be moving <br /> 17 soon. <br /> 18 Cait Fenhagen said the department is not going to have to move, despite renovations. <br /> 19 Commissioner Bedford asked if Cait Fenhagen could share about a $700,000 grant. <br /> 20 Cait Fenhagen said this is a grant from the North Carolina Department of Health and <br /> 21 Human Services (NCDHHS) supporting justice-involved individuals during the COVID-19 <br /> 22 pandemic. She said one position will focus on harm reduction deflection from law enforcement, <br /> 23 which will be housed in her office. She said the second position will focus on reentry navigation <br /> 24 from incarceration for those with substance abuse issues, which will work in her office as well as <br /> 25 directly in the jail. She said this work is already being done, but there is not a dedicated <br /> 26 position, and the grant will provide for it, as well as 2.5 positions at Freedom House. She said <br /> 27 these positions will allow for a really warm hand off from jail to treatment. She said people with <br /> 28 substance abuse issues often have prior involvement with law enforcement, and not eligible for <br /> 29 pre-arrest diversion. She said these positions will allow for more intensive case management, <br /> 30 which is a great opportunity with the support of the DA's office. <br />