Republicans prioritize $18M for Detroit police, end of "hug-a-thug" proposals
Detroit interim police chief Todd Bettison says money will be used to fund the city's community violence intervention program and hire more officers for its homicide unit.

Detroit interim police chief Todd Bettison joined Republican House Speaker Matt Hall Wednesday in Lansing to reaffirm support for a statewide police funding plan.
Sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors stood behind Hall during a news conference Wednesday designed to boost morale of police officers who feel their roles are under attack and discourage thousands of incarcerated prisoners in Michigan hoping for early release.
The proposed Public Safety Trust Fund (House Bills 4605 and 4606) will use $75M in state funds to support statewide departments, including an $18 million allocation for Detroit police. A third of that money will be used to support the city’s community violence intervention (CVI) program, officials said.
Detroit leaders credit the $10 million CVI program initially funded by federal pandemic money for historic crime reductions across the city.
Read more: Detroit program helped lower homicide rates. Now its future is in jeopardy, by Khalil AlHajal
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