An Atlanta nonprofit dedicated to helping residents experiencing crises avoid jail time may resume services after a fight with the city over its contract.

Atlanta’s jail diversion program resumed services today, Jan. 6, after a months-long contract dispute with Mayor Andre ...

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 Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative has provided prearrest diversion services to the city since it was founded in 2017.

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

Atlanta's Policing Alternatives and Diversion ... than going to jail, they contact us," PAD member Carlisle Newman explained to FOX 5's Aungelique Proctor in 2024. The program has worked so ...

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

After months of planning, Multnomah County leaders have decided on a location in Southeast Portland for a new permanent ...

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

More than one in every 20 Wadeye residents is in jail, making it one of the most incarcerated communities in Australia.