Philadelphia police will stop arresting kids who are accused of first-time, low-level offenses as part of a police diversion program, beginning Monday.

The goal is to prevent young people from getting a criminal record and time in jail, giving them a better shot at reducing ...

According to PAD’s monthly reports, the program helped divert more than 250 Atlantans from jail to community resources from January through October of 2024. The organization has worked with ATL 3-1-1 ...

The once-packed Oklahoma County jail, a hulking, 33-year-old ... divert themselves from costing the county by going back into ...

Brigitte Biffle, Oklahoma County's chief public defender, carries on work of Bob Ravitz, the longtime chief who died after ...

The Lebanon County district attorney stood by Jonathan Hess after his October arrest and blamed stress for his driving at ...

A Midland County prison diversion program, is combing rehabilitation ... Enforcement (HOPE), a 2004 initiative that saw significant success in reducing probation violations. Judge Carras first ...

FORT SMITH -- Lowered crime rates in Fort Smith could be attributed to court diversion ... media post. "Successful participants will not have convictions at the end of the program." ...

The dismissal follows Paul’s successful completion of a pretrial diversion program, as confirmed by ... This means Paul has managed to avoid both jail time and probation without offering ...