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9 <br /> Slide #7 <br /> Public Safety <br /> • Detention Center Populatior <br /> Detention Center Population <br /> Point In Tlme <br /> son 0 <br /> xoeyo u„m.co urm„gem a•m oa ru rc.n <br /> s ���GEca�OU�'f <br /> Slide #8 <br /> Public Safety <br /> • Pretrial Bookings by Month <br /> Pretrial eookl np try Month <br /> s ORAxri llEcaC�; <br /> Cait Fenhagen thanked the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, and the <br /> Commissioners for their support. She said it has been a difficult year for her staff and the <br /> population they serve. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if the ABC Board had adopted its budget. <br /> Cait Fenhagen said no, but a decision will be made soon. She said she requested an <br /> increase, and the Criminal Justice Resource Center provided a lot of data to the ABC Board. <br /> Travis Myren said the recommended budget shows flat revenue from the ABC Board. <br /> He said the agency requested an increase in addition to last year's budget, but the ABC Board <br /> has not yet made decision. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if the Criminal Justice Resource Center will be moving <br /> soon. <br /> Cait Fenhagen said the department is not going to have to move, despite renovations. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if Cait Fenhagen could share about a $700,000 grant. <br /> Cait Fenhagen said this is a grant from the North Carolina Department of Health and <br /> Human Services (NCDHHS) supporting justice-involved individuals during the COVID-19 <br /> pandemic. She said one position will focus on harm reduction deflection from law enforcement, <br /> which will be housed in her office. She said the second position will focus on reentry navigation <br /> from incarceration for those with substance abuse issues, which will work in her office as well <br /> as directly in the jail. She said this work is already being done, but there is not a dedicated <br /> position, and the grant will provide for it, as well as 2.5 positions at Freedom House. She said <br /> these positions will allow for a really warm hand off from jail to treatment. She said people with <br /> substance abuse issues often have prior involvement with law enforcement, and not eligible for <br /> pre-arrest diversion. She said these positions will allow for more intensive case management, <br /> which is a great opportunity with the support of the DA's office. <br />