jail diversion programs
Leaning into ‘treatment over punishment’: jail diversion programs show potential
April 8, 2022
Matt Benoit
Amid calls to reform policing and criminal justice — and an aging, crowded jail — Whatcom officials, residents and law officers are looking to diversion programs for detainees with serious mental health or substance abuse issues.
Election 2021: City, county candidates vary on police reform needs, approaches
October 7, 2021
Stella Harvey
Urgency around police reform and public safety has not brought people to the streets this year, but voters in Bellingham and Whatcom County have the opportunity to weigh in on what approach their local officials should take when it comes to local policing and public safety.