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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,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This is the seventh in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting's "South Dakota Focus" will write for South Dakota News ...

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 ...

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. King County has put its juvenile felony diversion program on hold while officials evaluate its effectiveness. Prosecutors want more data before ...