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Advocates ask task force for data on diversion to specialty courts; Honeybird Project success cited
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Summary
Sarah Mora asked the task force for numbers on how many people are diverted to specialty courts and described the Honeybird Project’s work placing roughly 50 people from local jails into recovery supports since May 2024.
During public comment, Sarah Mora, identifying herself as with the Arkansas Justice Department of Elections, asked the task force to report how many individuals involved with the task force have been diverted into specialty courts such as veterans court, drug court or mental-health court.
Mora described the Honeybird Project’s work since May 2024, saying the program has helped roughly 50 people leave Washington and Benton County jails and enter community recovery supports. She recounted one case in which a client who initially had difficulty accessing a recovery program ultimately entered treatment and is now participating in and contributing to the program’s household activities.
Mora urged clearer public reporting on diversion outcomes and partnerships between the task force and specialty courts. The meeting did not produce a data update; no staff commitment to supply numbers was recorded in the transcript.
