Fulton County and Atlanta leaders are advocating for diversion programs instead of a new jail facility to resolve ongoing ...

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programs aim to reduce criminal involvement and connect people to care.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Albuquerque police criticized a New Mexico court, after a man who shot at officers was given a ...

Our goal should always be the same: fewer victims, safer communities, and a justice system that works for everyone. Diversion programs help us achieve that.

Former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner remains in compliance with the terms of his mental health diversion program as of ...

Tough on crime prosecutors are going after criminals they say are using California’s mental health system as a “get out of jail free card.” Just last week rapper Lil Nas X was put into a mental health ...

Family Promise of Lawton has received a $20,000 grant through a national partnership with Clayton Homes.

The diversion program isn’t just for those caught selling or possessing drugs. Burglars and others who commit nonviolent offenses may be admitted, although the District Attorney’s Office may object to ...

Senate bill would bar violent repeat offenders from diversion program and now heads to Senate Appropriations Committee on a 5 ...