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

A state law that went into effect at the beginning of the year is designed to keep Texas children out of the court system, ...

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.

Travis County Judge Andy Brown has told the Austin Monitor he wants to double down on overdose prevention, mental health care ...

Travis County Judge Andy Brown also discusses a voter-approved affordable childcare initiative that kicks off next year.