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 ...

The figures are staggering. At least 2 million people with mental illness are booked into local jails every year. Some 750 of the approximately 3,500 people incarcerated in the Bexar County Adult ...

First-time defendants charged with minor marijuana and alcohol violations in Johnson County will soon be able to complete a program and have those charges dismissed. County Attorney Janet Lyness said ...

The Midland County Board of Commissioners has approved funding for the software, which is designed to help local prosecutors ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Fulton County Chairman Rob Pitts and Atlanta City Council member Kelsey Bond are joining activists to demand a shift toward diversion programs over building a new multi-billion ...

More than a decade ago, Bexar County was a leader in diversion, recognizing that people with mental health and substance-use conditions are better served in settings other than jail. That work began ...

The Penobscot County Jail’s overflowing population has for years forced the county to board inmates out to other facilities in the state. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN Penobscot County will use an ...

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 ...