The state Capitol building in downtown Harrisburg on October 14, 2025. State lawmakers have moved a proposal to standardize and expand programs that divert children to alternatives to the criminal ...

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- City Council has approved a bit of housekeeping involving the North Olmsted juvenile court diversion and safety town programs. “We actually did kind of a swap, if you will,” ...

A King County program intended to help juvenile criminal offenders has been put on hold due to a lack of effectiveness. Following results that show over half of juveniles referred to King County’s ...

Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor and Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Lead Juvenile Judge Lasheyl Stroud pose for a photo. The prosecutor's office and the court are teaming up for a new ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — The Franklin County Juvenile Court is expanding its diversion program in an effort to prevent young people from reoffending. The initiative will now include first-time ...

Franklin County is starting a one-year pilot program for juveniles accused of certain low-level felonies. The program aims to help young offenders avoid incarceration and a criminal record through ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Franklin County is launching a new diversion program for some juvenile offenders, and experts believe it will keep most from breaking the law again. Franklin County Prosecutor ...

On Tuesday, the Sioux Council gave an in-depth look into the teen court which is a juvenile diversion program that has served Minnehaha County for over twenty years.

After a recent report from Baltimore’s Office of Inspector General about a juvenile diversion program indicated a lack of data management, the city’s top prosecutor warned legal action may be next.