BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — After Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer abruptly ended the Open Door Network’s partnership with the Family Justice Center in January, she and her staff declined to say how they chose Bakersfield Recovery Services as a replacement.
Victims’ advocates had questions.
Among them: Did Bakersfield Recovery meet the law’s requirements to operate a victims shelter?
Criticism made over connections between Kern County DA and proposed provider at Family Justice Center
Through the Public Records Act, 17 News received a mountain of documents about the transition from the Open Door Network to Bakersfield Recovery Services…