Buffalo group calls for diversion program to reduce incarceration

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A Buffalo organization wants to reduce incarceration rates by connecting potential offenders with the services they need.
VOICE Buffalo wants to reduce the number of people being locked up by 50 percent.
There are 1,100-1,200 inmates in Erie County. Programs like juvenile and family treatment courts aim to keep people from being repeat offenders.
VOICE President Pastor James Giles said there are never enough diversion programs to help the number of people entering the