A Grand Traverse County jail diversion program kept 80% of referrals out of jail in its first year. Sheriff Michael Shea now hopes to expand it.

County RESTART program diverted 84 adults from court in 2025, offering recovery, sober housing, overdose support and justice system alternatives.

The changes would allow first-time offenders a single chance to be referred to a drug diversion program with subsequent offending attracting fines or criminal charges.

LOCKPORT – A woman who entered the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment 15 months ago was declared Friday to have completed the program, and the felony drug case against her ...

Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor and Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Lead Juvenile Judge Lasheyl Stroud pose for a photo. The prosecutor's office and the court are teaming up for a new ...

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

A Yolo County Superior Court judge denied a prosecutor's motion to terminate mental health diversion for an accused man, ruling instead that additional supervision and treatment were warranted.