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Creating alternatives to the criminal justice system is key to reducing court delays

The inadequacy of social, economic and health programs have resulted in the use of the criminal system as a default response to issues that it is not designed to handle.

Opinion
BY SENATOR KIM PATE
June 23, 2017

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | June 23, 2017

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Meaningful bail reform requires community supports not ‘more policing, more court work, and more corrections’: Sen. Pate

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Bill targeting mandatory minimums doesn’t go far enough for some, too far for others

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Creating alternatives to the criminal justice system is key to reducing court delays

The inadequacy of social, economic and health programs have resulted in the use of the criminal system as a default response to issues that it is not designed to handle.

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