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Area law enforcement officials urge more mental-health resources Published: 4/28/2021 3:09:37 PM In a broad discussion of potential policing reforms Monday night, elected officials and law enforcement authorities from the Monadnock Region called for greater investment in mental health care while also sparring over issues of police accountability. State Sen. Jay Kahn, D-Keene, moderated the virtual town hall, which came as New Hampshire lawmakers are drafting the state’s 2022-23 budget and after some have been accused of weakening reforms that a state panel on policing recommended last summe...

Credit co.cheshire.nh.us A new criminal justice advisory team at the Cheshire County Sheriff’s office will focus on building community relationships and confidence in that department.  The team was put together by Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera, as a way to respond to national and local calls for more transparency and accountability from law enforcement.   One of the first things the group will focus on is developing a plan and strategies to recruit and retain a more diverse staff in the sheriff’s office. Rivera says the idea to form this group came after a Black Lives Matter rally...