From smashed windows, to acts of violence, crimes involving kids have left people frustrated and law enforcement searching ...

LOCKPORT – Success stories are relatively rare in a program that tries to keep nonviolent, drug-abusing felons out of prison by compelling them to obtain treatment. State statistics show that in ...

Since the early '90s, The Link, a north Minneapolis nonprofit, has been helping teens and keeping them out of the juvenile ...

Hoping to keep folks out of jail rather than expand the number of beds, local activists have created the Penobscot County ...

Juveniles convicted of non-violent felonies will be given the chance to have their cases dismissed and records sealed if they ...

Hennepin County is launching a new crime diversion screening model to curb crime among young offenders. Charges like murder, aggravated robbery, domestic violence, carjacking, and firearm offenses won ...

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. – Questions still surround the case of a 17-year-old facing charges after a man was shot leaving a wedding in Brookhaven. Now the court and the diversion program that have both been in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police program aimed at keeping people addicted to drugs out of jail is being expanded because it's working so well. Donald Davis is a heroin addict, but with the help of ...

Women express gratitude for the 'second chance' they have been given through ReMerge, a pre-trial diversion program for high ...

FORT SMITH -- Lowered crime rates in Fort Smith could be attributed to court diversion programs, such as the Rise Court, according to law enforcement officials. Pretrial diversion programs are ...

A King County program intended to help juvenile criminal offenders has been put on hold due to a lack of effectiveness. Following results that show over half of juveniles referred to King County’s ...

More than 30% of housing in the U.S. today consists of multifamily units, yet most food scraps diversion programs focus on single-family residences. Expanding municipal programs to include multifamily ...