MARION COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - In 2018, Marion County, Oregon, established the state’s first Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. This initiative, based on a model from Seattle, offers an ...

There are glowing national endorsements for Seattle’s Law Enforcement-Assisted Diversion program, which sends low-level offenders to services rather than jail. But one of the program's founders says ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A rise in crime committed by young people has the attention of the Montgomery County District Attorney. Just this week, police charged an 8-year-old with stealing a car at ...

There aren’t many decorations on the walls of Bryant Brown’s studio apartment in the Seventh Ward: An old “Dome Patrol” poster, Mardi Gras beads and a copy of the Serenity Prayer. But to Bryant, those ...

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Elected officials and community members attended Phillipsburg’s LEAD and Prevention Is Key Legislative Breakfast on the morning of April 3, 2025, allowing individuals the chance and ...

In her State of the City address, Mayor Jenny Durkan patted herself and the City of Seattle on the back for utilizing diversion programs when it comes to criminal justice. She failed to mention Law ...