SEATTLE — King County is pausing a juvenile felony diversion program. Prosecutors want to see better results before bringing back referrals to the Restorative Community Pathways initiative. “You’ve ...

Since 2021, the King County Prosecutor’s Office has referred youth accused of misdemeanors and those facing nonviolent felony charges to a coalition of nonprofits. But now prosecutors say recidivism ...

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Two teen boys who vandalized a Mercer Island middle school with antisemitic and vulgar images will undertake a court-based diversion program, prosecutors said Monday. On the ...

SEATTLE — King County is pausing felony referrals to a youth diversion program after a new independent study revealed more than half of participants went on to commit another crime within two years.

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 ...

After a change in qualifying crimes, a diversion program in Baltimore City for young people is raising new questions from the city’s top prosecutor. First announced in 2022, Mayor Brandon Scott ...

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.

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 ...