While the Atlanta City Council approved a renewed contract with the Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative in ...

An Atlanta nonprofit dedicated to helping residents experiencing crises avoid jail time may resume services after a fight with the city over its contract.

The messy saga over who will provide jail diversion services in Atlanta ended last week, after an online back-and-forth ...

Residents can once again rely on ATL311 for help in emergencies involving people experiencing mental health and substance abuse crises, after a monthslong battle between the city and ...

Atlanta’s jail diversion program resumed services today, Jan. 6, after a months-long contract dispute with Mayor Andre ...

Cuyahoga County has a location and funding sources for its new jail, but here's other details expected to be hashed out this ...

PAD provides what are known as jail diversion services, which keeps people in Atlanta who face arrest from going to jail and provides resources to help them with social services instead.

Atlanta announced Thursday morning that their Community Response services have been suspended until further notice due to ...

Atlanta’s founding pre-arrest diversion program is suspending its services in the city of Atlanta, after a months-long contract battle with Mayor Andre Dickens administration.

Philadelphia police will stop arresting kids who are accused of first-time, low-level offenses as part of a police diversion program, beginning Monday.

Diversion programs are making a big difference in recidivism ... which are growing even as the jail itself saves money with ...

The goal is to prevent young people from getting a criminal record and time in jail, giving them a better shot at reducing ...