Michael Holder grew up in south Oklahoma City drinking and doing drugs. By age 40, he'd been stabbed, arrested and even shot in the neck with a 9 mm pistol. The bullet missed his spine by 2 ...

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 ...

Soft-on-crime judges and prosecutors are using diversion programs as cover to keep even the worst repeat offenders out of ...

Jonathan Sandoval had no idea what “restorative justice” meant when he received a phone call from the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in May. The 24-year-old Sacramento State graduate with a ...

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $1 million grant to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney to grow the OAR Diversion Program. The OAR Diversion Program was created in 2022 in partnership ...

California officials are experimenting with a new diversion program for criminals that includes allowing victims to directly confront their offenders. The budget that took effect July 1 includes $5 ...

A program designed to divert young offenders away from the criminal justice system in Baltimore City is facing criticism as concern grows over a lack of accountability for offenders. The SideStep ...

TO YOU IN THIS NEWSCAST. TONIGHT, THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF IS USING A DEADLY STABBING AND ARREST IN FAIR OAKS AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY THE STATE’S MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION PROGRAM SHOULD BE OVERHAULED ...

Pima County Attorney Laura Conover has decimated diversion programming at the Pima County Attorney’s Office (PCAO) — programming vitally important to providing restorative justice as an alternative to ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The revamped Eviction Diversion Program in Las Vegas Justice Court has a mission to help seniors, the disabled, and the most vulnerable Valley residents stay housed. Legal Aid ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — On the heels of the announcement of what King County's Executive is calling "100 Days of Action" against youth gun violence, a member of the county council said he believes a ...

Research reported in this article was supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2014-JZ-FX-K0003; ...