Spokane Task Force Pushes New Justice Plan

Spokane’s Safe and Healthy Task Force just dropped a bold new plan to overhaul the city’s justice and behavioral health systems — this time without the jail tax voters rejected last year. With 14 sweeping recommendations, including data dashboards, crisis teams, and smarter facility investments, the group aims to build a more integrated, community-focused approach — but at what cost? Mayor Lisa Brown backs the vision but urges phased implementation, while Sheriff John Nowels agrees the problems are real — now they must prove the plan won’t break the budget. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ce242a39c6e20d3a