The messy saga over who will provide jail diversion services in Atlanta ended last week, after an online back-and-forth ...

The Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative has provided prearrest diversion services to the city since it was founded in 2017.

Atlanta’s jail diversion program announced Jan. 1 it has suspended community response services to residents experiencing ...

Executive Ryan Mello told senators and representatives the county needs help funding core services like public safety, ...

While the Atlanta City Council approved a renewed contract with the Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative in ...

An Atlanta nonprofit dedicated to helping residents experiencing crises avoid jail time may resume services after a fight ...

Philadelphia police will stop arresting kids who are accused of first-time, low-level offenses as part of a police diversion program, beginning Monday.

According to PAD’s monthly reports, the program helped divert more than 250 Atlantans from jail to community resources from January through October of 2024. The organization has worked with ATL 3-1-1 ...

Atlanta announced Thursday morning that their Community Response services have been suspended until further notice due to ...

Atlanta's Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative has been offering alternative services to help residents in need avoid criminal charges and jail time. The organization suspended services ...

PAD provides what are known as jail diversion services, which keeps people in Atlanta who face arrest from going to jail and provides resources to help them with social services instead.