City Council Introduces Diversion Program Bill As Alternative To Jail For Low-Level, Nonviolent Crimes

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh City Council introduced a bill today to look at replacing jail time with help for people convicted of certain low-level crimes.
The Diversion Program is about breaking the cycle of incarceration for people who may just need some help to get on the right track.
The goal is to give police options with low-level and nonviolent crimes.
“Not every time when you arrest somebody do they need to go straight into our jail or into retention,” said Pittsburg