A proposed state law offers non-violent offenders the chance to change ‘their lives, support their families and pay restitution to those they’ve harmed.’ ...

Minors accused of a wide array of crimes, including robbery, sexual battery and arson, will be eligible for a new diversion program launched by Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón that spares ...

A Yolo County Superior Court judge granted judicial diversion to a 23-year-old man accused of driving with a suspended ...

A collaboration between the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and Springfield municipal court that was paused last year could provide alternatives to incarceration for those struggling with ...

Housing Court in New York City is failing renters and housing providers. It’s time for something better. So far this year there have been a little more than 106,000 court cases filed in New York City.

A criminal justice reform advocate who thrived after completing a diversion program says lawmakers should back a bill that ...

A Yolo County judge denied a request to release an unhoused man with mental health needs to an available treatment bed, ruling that he posed a public safety risk after violating a criminal protective ...

ORANGE AND OSCEOLA HAS PROMISED TO SUSPEND SOME PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS, WHICH HELPS FIRST TIME OFFENDERS AVOID CONVICTIONS AND CRIMINAL RECORDS. BUT WESH 2 NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG BOX ...

The DA is taking new steps to tackle the drug-plagued Methadone Mile ahead of an expected influx of homeless this spring and summer. Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden on Monday announced $400,000 ...

Instead of taking someone to jail or charging them with a low-level crime, some Kane County police will have the option to connect people to social services like a drug treatment center, mental health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 25—PLATTSBURGH — A local justice wants municipalities to be able to opt out of Clinton County's Traffic Diversion Program.