Lewis said he wants to make resources available for varying levels of needs, everything from pretrial diversion to restarting Community Court to creating a therapeutic drug court.
Likely outcomes of the legislation include increased court costs and hundreds of new criminal cases and treatment requests gumming up a system already groaning under a hefty caseload.
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Sources say Dones came under fire for not playing nicely with others, criticizing the tiny shelter model, failing to manage contracts, proposing an unrealistic budget, and wearing jeans instead of slacks.