Michael Holder grew up in south Oklahoma City drinking and doing drugs. By age 40, he'd been stabbed, arrested and even shot in the neck with a 9 mm pistol. The bullet missed his spine by 2 ...

Word of Truth Counseling & Diversion Program offers more than just a second chance; it provides a transformative path towards redemption and rehabilitation. Through personalized counseling and ...

The Rowlett Municipal Court is launching a new program aimed to help some veterans who get in trouble with the law to get counseling instead. Presiding Judge Chris Kilgore, a veteran himself, enlisted ...

New Orleans DA Leon Cannizzaro made the diversion program a cornerstone of his 2008 campaign. He told voters that many cases at Criminal District Court involved nonviolent offenders and that these ...

ORANGE AND OSCEOLA HAS PROMISED TO SUSPEND SOME PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS, WHICH HELPS FIRST TIME OFFENDERS AVOID CONVICTIONS AND CRIMINAL RECORDS. BUT WESH 2 NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG BOX ...

This article is part of the Mental Health Collaborative, a project completed by nine North Carolina college newsrooms to cover mental health issues in their communities. To read more stories about ...

Oct. 23—Rogers County Youth Services has launched a program to deter juvenile offenders from committing more serious offenses in the future. Herb McSpadden, the nonprofit's director, said the program ...

An intervention program for young first-time offenders has returned to the Upvalley, based on the idea that it’s better to set kids straight than to lock them up. Stephany Ortiz is in her fifth month ...