Atlanta renews jail diversion contract with nonprofit PAD ... - Axios
Jan 6, 2025 · The messy saga over who will provide jail diversion services in Atlanta ended last week, after an online back-and-forth between the city and the nonprofit that's led the effort for years.
Update: Atlanta's jail diversion program resumes services after
Atlanta’s jail diversion program announced Jan. 1 it has suspended community response services to residents experiencing homelessness or mental health issues because its contract with the...
Atlanta jail diversion program may resume services after contract …
Jan 3, 2025 · 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...
Jail diversion program halts service in Atlanta - The Atlanta …
Atlanta’s founding pre-arrest diversion program is suspending its services in the city of Atlanta, after a months-long contract battle with Mayor Andre Dickens administration.
Atlanta jail diversion services contract expected to start after ...
Jan 2, 2025 · 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.
Atlanta jail diversion services contract expected to start after
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.
Atlanta jail diversion program faces uncertain future - Axios
Nov 13, 2024 · Atlanta leaders want to hire a new organization for providing jail diversion services, but some community leaders are taking issue with their search. Why it matters: Connecting people struggling with housing or substance abuse to resources instead of incarceration could ease overcrowding in jails and break the cycle of crime.
Atlanta jail diversion services back up and running after ... - MSN
The messy saga over who will provide jail diversion services in Atlanta ended last week, after an online back-and-forth between the city and the nonprofit that's led the effort for years.
Jail diversion services restart in Atlanta - The Atlanta Journal ...
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 its founding...
Jail diversion program in limbo as Atlanta City Hall weighs options
Instead of taking Lee to jail, the officer called the Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative, also known as PAD, Atlanta’s original pre-arrest diversion program that helps vulnerable ...
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