Seattle City Attorney Announces New Approach to Misdemeanor Crimes
The new diversion court offers 90 days of services for eligible defendants, while HiPRO seeks aggravated jail sentences for repeat offenders.
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The Seattle TimesSeattle city attorney announces new approach to misdemeanor crimes
Seattle’s top lawyer announced a new strategy Thursday that will allow people accused of low-level misdemeanors to receive 90 days of services in lieu of being prosecuted.City Attorney Erika Evans calls the new approach Connection Court, which held its first session Wednesday. The court will let defendants accused of low-level, nonviolent offenses engage in services like substance use treatment, job support, health benefits and peer support.The …
Seattle Refuses to Learn Its Lesson on Petty Crime
(The Daily Caller)—A heavily Democratic city run by a socialist mayor appears to be giving an alternative approach to the court system another go. Democratic Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans publicized the new sentencing strategy dubbed “Connection Court” during a Thursday press conference, the Seattle Times reported. The court — which had already convened for the […] The post Seattle Refuses to Learn Its Lesson on Petty Crime appeared first on…
Public Defenders Distance Themselves from Seattle City Attorney’s New Therapeutic Court
Despite months of collaboration, the King County Department of Public Defense (DPD) has distanced itself from Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans’ new therapeutic court and her additional strategy to punish repeat offenders with harsher sentences. The public defenders think Evans’ system, christened “connection court,” has restrictive eligibility requirements and that her approach to repeat, low-level crime offenders doesn’t do anything to solve t…
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