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New Interactive Report Shows How Alternatives to Incarceration Programs Change Lives

| 3:49 PM

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San Diego County has launched a new interactive report that shows how the County’s Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) programs make a difference in what people experience before and after time in local jails. The web report, released Thursday, April 30, 2026, highlights the Alternatives to Incarceration programs through data and storytelling, using fictional characters based on interviews of actual people about their experiences. The stories and real data show how health, recovery and housing services can help.

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County Supervisors Advance Alternative to Incarceration Hub

| 5:46 PM

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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved two actions Wednesday to help people move forward after arrest and incarceration.

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County Approves Plan to Offer Alternatives to Incarceration

| 9:27 AM

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People accused of low-level, non-violent crimes will be redirected away from jails. The County Board of Supervisors approved this major shift in direction with the Alternatives to Incarceration plan.

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Alternatives to Incarceration Report Released, Your Input Needed

| 11:32 AM

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The County wants to hear from you on a new report with recommendations for programs and services to redirect people contacted for low level charges away from jails when there is not a threat to public safety. A virtual community listening session on the report will take place on May 4, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. […]