There are glowing national endorsements for Seattle’s Law Enforcement-Assisted Diversion program, which sends low-level offenders to services rather than jail. But one of the program's founders says ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Several agencies in the Cape Fear region are working together to address the opioid epidemic in North Carolina. New data shows there were more than 1,100 opiate-related deaths ...

The program, which recently received a grant from the Governor's office, aims to redirect people with substance abuse issues away from the criminal justice system and toward rehabilitation and ...

It’s been on Snohomish County prosecutor Adam Cornell’s wish list for some time to expand the LEAD program to his county. LEAD stands for Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, and is a program that was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A pilot program in Portland that offers treatment option instead of jail time for low-level drug offenders has reached the one year mark. The LEAD Program, which stands for Law ...