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Attorney General's office previews expansion of precharge diversion, highlights data work
Summary
Willa Farrell of the Attorney General's office briefed the Judiciary Committee on the office's 2025 diversion report, saying precharge diversion moved into the AG's portfolio July 1 and promising updated manuals and statewide training by July 1; she also described data partnerships to improve outcome measurement.
Willa Farrell, director of the Community Justice Unit for Diversion and Pretrial Services at the Attorney General's Office, told the Judiciary Committee on Jan. 3 that the office supports about "80 people who are supported through the grants" and roughly "50 full-time equivalent" staff delivering diversion and pretrial services.
Farrell said the office absorbed precharge diversion into its portfolio on July 1 and added a staff position to support rollout. "The SWIFT response is really the common theme that people speak about," she said, describing precharge diversion as valued for speed and victim-focused restorative work. She said staff plan to update manuals by July 1 and to launch statewide trainings and new…
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