A criminal justice reform advocate who thrived after completing a diversion program says lawmakers should back a bill that would give more offenders a shot to better themselves.

A proposed state law offers non-violent offenders the chance to change ‘their lives, support their families and pay ...

The Fond du Lac County sheriff and district attorney highlighted its diversion programs amid debate over the county's new ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Schools and prisons probably shouldn’t have much in common, but research on what’s known as the “school-to-prison pipeline” shows a concerning connection. “Once we put a kid into ...

New York’s revolving-door justice for serial perps extends far beyond the no-bail law: “Diversion” programs are yet another way progressives keep dangerous offenders from facing serious consequences — ...

Boeing has awarded $85,000 to ReMerge’s FutureBound Workforce Readiness Initiative, which offers work certifications for high-risk mothers in a pre-trial prison diversion program that recently ...

The County State's Attorney's Office has finalized a pilot diversion program, one of three state-funded programs that will ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Outrage spread on street corners, across social media and throughout talk radio Friday as word spread that Scrivner escaped criminal prosecution and a prison sentence when ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A program meant to get detainees out of the Washington County jail and into classes and programs to help them stay out is already exceeding expectations, according to the program's ...

When I was younger, I couldn’t imagine a future for myself beyond going to prison or dying young. But today, I am a college graduate and a senior policy advocate for the Vera Institute of Justice’s ...