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MacArthur Grant Allows Ada County To Study Criminal Justice Reform

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Ada County Courthouse

In October of 2017, Ada County was awarded a grant from the MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge.

The $1 million grant will allow Ada County's courts to look at productive approaches to criminal justice that minimize levels of incarceration and recidivism. We speak with an Ada County official about looking at criminal justice differently.

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