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Sarasota County FY 2023 JAG Criminal Justice Peer Specialist Program

Award Information

Award #
15PBJA-23-GG-03274-JAGX
Funding Category
Formula
Location
Awardee County
Sarasota
Congressional District
Status
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2023
Total funding (to date)
$41,822

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2023, $41,822)

Sarasota County proposes to implement a criminal justice peer specialist program. The purpose is to expand case management and peer support services to juvenile and adults involved in the criminal justice system. Project activities include expanding case management and peer support services to juvenile offenders with civil citations sanctioned to the Sarasota Teen Court Program and establishing evidenced-based mental wellness program to incarcerated adults with mental illness in the Sarasota County Jail. Expected outcomes include development and implementation of an evidenced-based mental wellness program for adult inmates, provision of case management and peer support services, reduction of recidivism, increased mental wellness and quality of life for offenders, and increased public safety for the community.

Date Created: September 26, 2023