S.F.’s trailblazing pretrial program is closing. Its replacement isn’t ready.
The San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project has stopped taking new clients as the program prepares to close. A replacement for the initiative is not yet ready for implementation. Local defendants are currently affected by the gap in available pretrial services.
The SF Pretrial Diversion Project is no longer taking new clients and the city’s defendants are paying the price. S.F.’s trailblazing pretrial program is closing. Its replacement isn’t ready.
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