Bernalillo Metro Court launches new diversion program

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court is launching a new program aimed at guiding newly arrested people with mental illness to treatment. People charged with nonviolent felony and misdemeanor offenses, except DWI, may qualify for the program. According to the Administrative Office of the Courts, individuals who are booked into jail on qualifying [...]