If my drug court can help one person, it was successful. If one person gets their dad back or their mom back, it’s a ...

Brigitte Biffle, Oklahoma County's chief public defender, carries on work of Bob Ravitz, the longtime chief who died after ...

During its Jan. 7 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court swore in officials elected in the Nov. 5 general election and ...

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

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 ...

They can also be denied services and benefits — or opportunities for citizenship — promised by military recruiters.

Executive Ryan Mello told senators and representatives the county needs help funding core services like public safety, ...

Like old soldiers around the country, a group of former service members gathered in Crest Hill, Illinois to remember fallen ...

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

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

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

Cynthia and Antwon Mans are at the center of Natalia Grace Season 3 – here’s whether they went to jail and the allegations against them.