After a judge allowed Scrivner to enter into a mental health rehabilitation program following felony child abuse charges, his ...

The Cherokee County Solicitor-General announced the start of a new diversion program for first-time offenders who violate ...

When former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner entered a federal diversion program to avoid prosecution last month, she was the beneficiary of the exact type of program she let fall to pieces in her own ...

State lawmakers have moved a proposal to standardize and expand programs that divert children to alternatives to the criminal justice system after they’re arrested. Supporters say the approach yields ...

Nearly three months after county supervisors got what one might call a statistical splash of cold water about who’s sitting ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — In a rare show of bipartisan support, a new bill moving through the California Legislature aims to tighten the state’s pretrial mental health diversion program by clarifying who ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif — A bill moving through the California Legislature would tighten access to mental health diversion programs ...