“The purpose of this letter is … to motivate city/county residents to question the priorities of the APD and the DA in these times of staff shortages and increased serious crime, along with the dire situation of homelessness in Asheville.”
Tag: Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office
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Diversion program helps homeless residents erase charges, avoid jail time
The Justice Resource Center’s Unhoused Diversion Program focuses on aspects of homelessness that the criminal justice system rarely addresses, such as poverty, trauma, mental illness and addiction, and targets homeless residents who’ve been charged with nonviolent misdemeanors.