On Tuesday, February 5, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a landmark...
Diversion
LA District Attorney Announces New First-of-Its-Kind Mental Health Division
In an effort to divert the pipeline of mentally ill people funneled into Los Angeles County jails...
Meet the One-Person Alternative Sentencing Program Connecting Californians to a Better Life Outside of Jail
By Nadine Ono On most days, social service worker Lita Meza can be found in her Toyota Prius...
Long Beach Creates New “Justice Lab” Diversion Program for “High-Frequency Offenders”
A new collaborative Long Beach initiative called the Justice Lab, aims to divert people away from...
Rethinking Youth Arrests and Prosecution
By Patricia Soung, Kim McGill, Bikila Ochoa and Josh Green The work is just beginning under an...
LA County Board of Supervisors Votes to Launch “Historic” Youth Diversion Plan
A little past midday on Tuesday, November 7, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted...