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Old 09-12-2018, 12:45 PM
 
Location: Independent Republic of Ballard
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“LEAD provides a way for police officers and others to steer people into community-based care, without going through arrests and court appearances,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine.On Tuesday, Constantine announced more than $3 million of funding to expand the program beyond Seattle. Burien Mayor Jimmy Matta, who spoke at the same news conference, said he wants the program in his town.

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said the program works.
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Satterberg announced Tuesday that his office will stop prosecuting people caught with a gram or less of street drugs. He said it’s something they’ve been doing in parts of Seattle where the LEAD program is in full swing, but it will now be done countywide. He said this will impact about 1,000 cases a year.
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Constantine said if LEAD is expanded to Burien, roughly 100 people will enter the program in the next year. County leaders believe two other South King County cities will also join the program.
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The LEAD program will also grow in Seattle; $4 million is budgeted for 2019 and 2020, according to King County.
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