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Richland County deputies partner with nonprofit to divert offenders from jail

Original: Richland County deputies, mental health nonprofit partner to divert low-level offenders from jail

Richland County sheriff's deputies in South Carolina are teaming up with a mental health nonprofit on a new program to divert low-level offenders away from jail and toward treatment and support services instead. The partnership aims to address underlying mental health needs rather than filing criminal charges, part of a broader effort to rethink how law enforcement responds to people in crisis.

Why now: Communities are increasingly focused on alternatives to jail for people with mental health problems, making this local partnership timely.

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• Richland County deputies, mental health nonprofit partner to divert low-level offenders from jail · WIS News 10
• Richland County deputies, mental health nonprofit partner to divert low-level offenders from jail · wistv.com

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