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Officials urge steady funding, clear retention rules as Act 180 pre‑charge diversion expands
Summary
Attorney General’s Office staff, community justice center leaders and prosecutors described progress implementing Act 180’s pre‑charge diversion scheme but warned that funding uncertainty and record‑retention rules risk disrupting services and court fairness.
Willa Farrell of the Attorney General’s Office told the joint legislative Justice Oversight committee that Act 180 formalizes victims’ and participants’ rights, requires statewide data reporting and places pre‑adjudication diversion under the AGO’s umbrella, and that the office is preparing to support expanded pre‑charge services statewide.
Farrell said the AGO is focused on building a consistent, accessible pre‑charge diversion system and will seek a dedicated line item in the governor’s budget to fund grants for community providers and a staff position in the AGO to manage the program.
"The benefits of pre‑charge diversion are the timeliness and immediacy of response," Farrell said. "People are directed to contact the provider within a few days;…
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