(The Center Square) – A recent report by the Florida Legislature's research arm found that taxpayers pay $47 million for pretrial diversion programs that serve 69,000 offenders. These programs ...

ORANGE AND OSCEOLA HAS PROMISED TO SUSPEND SOME PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS, WHICH HELPS FIRST TIME OFFENDERS AVOID CONVICTIONS AND CRIMINAL RECORDS. BUT WESH 2 NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG BOX ...

A man arrested at Trump National Doral Golf Club during a PGA Tour event has agreed to a pretrial diversion program requiring anger management and a six-month ban from the property.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Hope Florida controversy is going to a grand jury. The State Attorney's Office in Tallahassee is reportedly convening a grand jury to look into the nonprofit foundation that was ...

A Jupiter contractor could avoid prosecution after allegedly pocketing thousands of dollars and not completing a job.On Oct. 17, Michael S. Fenton agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program with ...

BOOST THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE OFFICE. L.L. BEAN MAY BE PLANNING MORE CHANGES THE MONTHS AHEAD. HE IS NOT WAITING TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES IMMEDIATELY. AMONG THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DIVERSION PROGRAM, ...

In his first morning as state attorney, Andrew Bain made immediate and sweeping changes: He fired two executive staff members and discontinued the office’s diversion programs while he “evaluate[s] ...

A group of homeless individuals uses the shade of a couple of palm trees on North Paramore Ave. in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Amid fears that a new state law criminalizes those who sleep outside, ...