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| Wolken to draft Missoula County plan to reduce jail rates |
| By ravallirepublic.com- Kim Briggeman |
| Published: 07/01/2015 |
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Missoula County’s efforts to reduce incarceration rates has a familiar leader. Cynthia Wolken, a former city councilwoman and now a state senator, has been hired to develop a master plan for Missoula’s jail diversion efforts. For the next six months, Wolken will lead a team formed in collaboration with County Commissioner Cola Rowley and Emily Bentley, Ward 3 City Council member, to address the county’s over-reliance on incarceration for nonviolent offenses. “There are so many other things we can be doing to reduce recidivism than just locking people up,” Wolken said Tuesday. Read More. |
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