A diversion center would ease Bexar County's jail population and save lives

An effective diversion program would reduce jail overcrowding, save taxpayer dollars and save lives, but doing it right makes ...
Houston Public Media

Harris County commissioners direct jail leaders to bolster mental health diversion programs

Seventy-three percent of inmates in the jail are currently taking psychotropic medication, according to county data, while 77 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Washington County jail diversion program working with more people than originally thought, director says

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 ...
fox17online

Houston offering low-level offenders a second chance through jail diversion center

The Harris County Sheriff's Department is offering some in Houston a second chance. The Harris County Mental Health Jail Diversion Center is one of the first jail diversion centers in the country. The ...
The Gazette

Change to the state’s mental health system affects jail diversion in Eastern Iowa

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Sheriffs’ departments in east-central Iowa are having to adjust their approach to helping ...
Channel 3000

Man declared AWOL from Dane Co. Jail Diversion Program after cutting off GPS monitor

MADISON, Wis. -- A man was declared AWOL from the Dane County Jail Diversion Program after cutting off his GPS monitoring bracelet Friday night, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said. Ronald Beck Jr., ...