After expanding its services citywide, the Atlanta Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative is on track to assist 450 people who may otherwise be arrested for nonviolent offenses this year, program leaders said Monday.
Author: J.D. Capelouto - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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