In 2024, the Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Reentry reported that approximately 2,700 to 2,800 people were in its diversion program, that it lost track of around 400 to 500 participants, and that about 100 to 200 participants returned to jail.
January 01, 2024
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Reported program enrollment and attrition figures for LA County's diversion program.
In 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney estimated about 24% of participants did not complete the diversion program, while the Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Reentry estimated about 17% of participants did not complete the program.
January 01, 2024
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Conflicting estimates of diversion program non-completion rates from the DA and the Office of Diversion and Reentry.
The Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Reentry reported that in 2024 there were approximately 2,700 to 2,800 people in its diversion program, it lost track of about 400 to 500 people, and roughly 100 to 200 people returned to jail.
January 01, 2024
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Program size and follow-up outcomes reported for Los Angeles County's diversion program in 2024.
Estimates in 2024 indicated non-completion rates for the Los Angeles County diversion program of about 17% according to the Office of Diversion and Reentry and about 24% according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
January 01, 2024
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Differing estimates of diversion program non-completion rates in Los Angeles County in 2024.
Los Angeles County's Office of Diversion and Reentry provides supportive housing through mental health diversion or probation that is not a locked facility and which residents can leave without being physically prevented from doing so.
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Description of the nature of supportive housing offered as part of diversion in LA County.