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Budget allocations for ATIs and diversion programs
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Council Member Yusef Salaam inquires about the funding allocated for Alternatives to Incarceration (ATIs) and other diversion programs in the current budget plan. MOCJ officials provide details on current funding and proposed cuts.
- FY 2025 budget allocates about $32 million for ATI providers and $26 million for reentry providers.
- Proposed cuts for FY 2026 include $8.9 million for the ATI program and $8 million for the reentry program.
- MOCJ is working with OMB and vendors to assess the impact of these cuts.
- There are 14 ATI providers and 10 reentry service providers that could be affected by the cuts.
Yusef Salaam
8:07:56
Regarding alternatives to incarceration, exactly how much funding is budgeted for ATI's and other diversion programs in this plan?
Robert Fiato
8:08:07
In f y twenty five, we're budgeted for about 32,000,000 for our ATI providers, 14.
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And for the reentry providers, we're budgeted for about 26,000,000 cover and 10 providers.
Yusef Salaam
8:08:24
So there are discrepancies between what is outlined in the proposed budget and what advocates have been told would be cut.
8:08:31
Can you please clarify the proposed cuts for services that flow through Bok J for alternatives to incarceration and reentry services?
Robert Fiato
8:08:41
Our FY twenty six peg in the alternative to incarceration program is 8,900,000.0, and our FY twenty six peg in the reentry program is 8,000,000.
8:08:52
And we're continuing to work with our partners at OMB and our vendors that we work with every day to assess the impact of these cuts as we enter into fiscal twenty six.
Yusef Salaam
8:09:15
So there was nothing in this plan in terms of the pegs.
8:09:18
We wanted to know why there was such a decrease.
Robert Fiato
8:09:28
The only PEGS that we have in effect right now for ATI and reentry are for next year.
8:09:33
8,900,000.0 for ATI and 8,000,000 for reentry.
8:09:36
The fiscal twenty five pegs were restored.
Yusef Salaam
8:09:41
Okay.
8:09:42
Can you please list the programs that the program providers that would be affected by the cuts by these cuts that are coming?
Nora Daniel
8:09:51
So for reentry services we have 10 providers and for ATI's we have 14 and we can send you that list.
Althea Stevens
8:09:59
Okay.
Yusef Salaam
8:10:03
Thank you.
8:10:05
Seeing that there's no one left to question you, thank you for your testimony.