County Supervisors advance alternative to incarceration hub

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved two actions March 13 to help people move forward after arrest and incarceration.

The board’s vote advanced plans to open a new San Diego Resource and Reentry Hub in the central region of San Diego County. The hub will bring numerous services together in one place to support the needs of people who are leaving jail or who are referred by law enforcement.

The board’s vote also directed county staff to return within 120 days with a proposed ordinance for supervisors to consider which will allow the county to respond when jobseekers say they are f...