District Attorney announces funding for Smart on Crime Programs that support recovery and lower recidivism

$6 Million Grant Will Help Individuals Stay Out of the Justice System

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced Aug. 1 that a $6 million grant will go toward services and programs designed to keep individuals from recycling through the criminal justice system in San Diego County.

The three-year grant was announced at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors that day where DA Stephan explained the District Attorney Office’s involvement in the grant-funded programs.

“Within the justice system, we see people who commit non-violent theft and drug crimes triggered...