When it comes to reducing mass incarceration, some solutions are actually staring us right in the face. That is certainly the case when it comes to diversion programs in the state of Kansas. Although ...

SEATTLE — King County is pausing a juvenile felony diversion program. Prosecutors want to see better results before bringing back referrals to the Restorative Community Pathways initiative. “You’ve ...

Since 2021, the King County Prosecutor’s Office has referred youth accused of misdemeanors and those facing nonviolent felony charges to a coalition of nonprofits. But now prosecutors say recidivism ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — King County is pumping the brakes on a diversion program meant to keep young people away from the criminal justice system. Referrals to Restorative Community Pathways (RCP) are on pause for ...

A former Dover councilman has been admitted into a pre-trial diversion program following charges tied to two separate incidents in Morris County, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Jan. 7. Sergio ...

After a recent report from Baltimore’s Office of Inspector General about a juvenile diversion program indicated a lack of data management, the city’s top prosecutor warned legal action may be next.

In California, you can kill someone with your car and not even have a point on your license. That’s because of a criminal justice reform law passed in 2020, allowing judges to effectively erase a ...

SEATTLE — King County is pausing felony referrals to a youth diversion program after a new independent study revealed more than half of participants went on to commit another crime within two years.