The Data Behind Seattle's Diversion Program Is Fake?!
Seattle just approved another $5 million expansion of the LEAD diversion program based on data the Washington Policy Center says doesn't hold up.
Eric Zimmerman, Director of Public Safety Solutions at Washington Policy Center, joins John Curley to break down what he calls "not factual and in most cases vastly exaggerated" claims that have been used to expand LEAD across the state — and now nationally — for 11 straight years.
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