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Criminal

Feb. 26, 2016

Southwest Drug Diversion Pilot "a promising beginning"

A small pilot program spearheaded by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer is seeking to close the gap between Proposition 47's ideals and its implementation by tightening the timeline between an offender's arrest and their connection with treatment programs.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A small pilot program spearheaded by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer is seeking to close the gap between Proposition 47's ideals and its implementation by tightening the timeline between an offender's arrest and their connection with treatment programs.

The two-month-old program offers a post-arrest but pre-booking shot at diversion, while the arrestee is still in the police station. I...

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