ktvb.com BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) will fund programs that may help non-violent criminal offenders with mental health and substance use disorders to avoid jail time.
IDOC’s Pre-Prosecution Diversion Grant program will focus on treatment, rehabilitation and victim restoration rather than prosecution.
“We’re trying to better understand where are the gaps in services that Idahoans need and can’t get. Part of that too is how that intersects with the criminal justice system,” said Josh Tewalt, the director of IDOC. “Where can we create off ramps for people who might have a mental illness or substance use disorder needs that they’re not able to resolve or address on their own?”…
