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Commonwealth's Attorney clarifies diversion, specialty dockets and language limitations during budget session discussion
Summary
Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's office briefed supervisors on plea bargaining, diversion programs, specialty dockets (veterans, behavioral health, recovery treatment), eligibility limits and interpreter access; staff said they are coordinating with judges and community partners to increase referrals to specialty dockets.
Representatives of the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's office returned to the Board of Supervisors on March 13 to clarify the office's use of plea bargains, diversion referrals and specialty dockets. County officials and the Commonwealth's Attorney staff described diversion as a legal term of art, outlined the eligibility parameters for specialty dockets and described barriers that can prevent eligible defendants from entering these programs.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's office said juvenile and adult diversion programs remain a priority but noted funding and statutory changes have altered how some programs operate. A staff speaker cautioned that the term “diversion” describes specific legal programs and that recent state funding cuts have reduced the technical diversion programming previously…
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