Re Audit suggests group homes for sexually violent predators while awaiting long-term placement (Oct. 19): This article addressed the difficulty California has placing sexual offenders after incarceration. There is a solution that San Diego has utilized since 2020. It is known as the CoSA program or Circles of Support and Accountability. The program begins six months before an offender’s release and is a three-tier system involving volunteers who support the offender’s release back into the community. Volunteers include individuals trained in the program, and law enforcement, social workers and community members who are actively involved with the individual for a minimum of two years. The program has a high success rate in reducing recidivism. The program is a safety net for both the offender and the community. It models healthy relationships, belonging and accountability. We have a solution that brings a person back to integrity and social inclusion is a worthy solution.

— Lorie J. Teagno, Rancho Bernardo