The county has taken some great steps on jail diversion to break the cycle of addiction and misdemeanor arrest but we need statewide leadership on this issue, especially in the office of the Montana Attorney General, the state’s chief law enforcement officer.
Kimberly Dudik has a proven record of reforming our criminal justice system. She held offenders accountable and protected vulnerable populations as a Deputy Gallatin County Attorney and an Assistant Attorney General under Attorney Governor Steve Bullock.
As a private attorney, Dudik fought for the rights of citizens at all levels. She also served the people of Montana as a substitute judge and has been a legislator for the past eight years. She led reforms to help pregnant women receive chemical dependency treatment without being prosecuted for their addiction and led critical work to protect children from sexual abuse and stop human trafficking. She also started the only state-funded holistic criminal defense program in the nation, providing wraparound services to individuals so they can address the issues underlying their criminal behavior.
As Attorney General, Dudik will continue reforming our criminal justice system and make Montana a safer and healthier place by increasing mental health and chemical dependency treatment. She will bolster the pre-trial diversion program that she started to get non-violent offenders out of the criminal justice system and connected to the services they need. She will also continue to protect children by holding abusers accountable and ensuring that the juvenile justice system has the resources it needs to rehabilitate young Montanans.
Kimberly Dudik has my support for Montana Attorney General because she has the proven record - I hope she has your support too.
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