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Hey, good morning. Paige Browning here. It's Saturday. This is Seattle Now. Today, we're

bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom. First, a story about drug enforcement in Seattle.

This year, city officials are putting a stronger emphasis on services

for people arrested for public drug use. That's after drug possession arrests climbed last year.

Supporters of the new approach call it a hopeful moment, but skeptics worry that the city's hotspots

for drug use and disorder will continue to suffer. Amy Radle reports.

When Seattle police arrest someone at 12th in Jackson for public drug use, they may take the

person to the East Precinct and release them into the care of Rihanna Dale. Dale knows what to say

once the handcuffs come off. It's not a good day today. I know it's not. Here's a cigarette. Here's a snack friend.

And, like, tell me what's going on. How did we get here and how can we make it better?

Dale does outreach for the city's law enforcement-assisted diversion program or lead.

Stepping outside her Capitol Hill office, Dale runs into one of the clients she's working with.

We're using his initials JL.

He says he's grateful that his shoplifting charge was recently dismissed.

Dale says he was found incompetent to stand trial.

A recent success was getting him into housing.

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