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The Lincoh-Lsncsster County Pre
Triil Dhxrsion Frcrrcni provides titer
natives to the trs.ditionsl court tcm .
for peopls chsrgsd with certain crlmin
si offenses. The diwrsicn cDce, on
2202 S. 11th St, handles several 100
cases a yesr.
Itie program 13 dMdsd Into divisions
for misdemeanors and felonies, with a
special program for Incest-related
charges, said Barbara Albers, a misde
meanor counselor at the program.
In order to be eligible for pre-trid
diversion, a client charged with a mis-.
demeanor must have no previous crimin
al record. A person charged with a fel
ony can have no more than two previ
ous misdemeanors on rec ord and must
be facing a first felony charge. Albers
said. Exceptions may be made if the.
person was convicted of a felony more
than 10 years beftfre facing the second
felony charge, shu said.
People who successfully complete a
pre-trial diversion program will not
have that particular charge on record,
she said. ..
The diversion office receives funds
from the city of Lincoln and Lancaster
County and works closely with city
and county attorneys to select candK
dates for the program. A "scanner"
who is employed by the office checks
the list of people charged with crimes
each day, and determines which people
are eligible. The scanner then consults
with the proper attorney. If the attor
ney has no objections, the office con
tacts the possible clients to inform
them about the program.
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Clients evaluated
If interested, clients make arrange
ments for an "in take interview" with a
counselor to evaluate the client's situa
tion. ' -
A complete diversion program
from six months to one year, she said.
The programs tre tailored to meet the
needs of each clbr.t. For emmpb, a
person charged with a crta involving
drugs or alcohol mcy ta sent to a
treatment center as part cf the diver
sion program. Pcspb ch urged with
felonies are required to cither be em
ployed, in school cr m vecr-ibnr.! train
ing. "
Alf clients must report ta a counse
lor on a reg-ibr ITla and keep the
oKlce Informed of their whereabouts
until the program is completed, Albers
Approximately SO people are now in
the felony program, and about 135 are
in the misdemeanor program. There
are no limits on the number of appli
cants for either program.
llisdemeancr cller.ta- are charged
tZO for the program, fclcny cts are
charged $150 or more, and people in
the incest program are charged l-CCO.
The pre-trial diversion p rogram will
. expand soon to bxlude a dsrr.cstic vio
lence. division, Prc?a:n Director Eric
McIIsstnrs said. The cfr.ee abo will
begin working with the Public Defend
er's office on an alternative sentencing
program.
. "When someone is going to be sent
enced and there b a high probability
that we will be given a prircn terra, the
defense presents a plan to the court
for it to consider in Ueu cf a prison
sentence," ilcllasters czl
The alternative sentence plan is
usually more detailed than plans for
pre-trail diversion, he czi The fee for
alternative sentencing v. Hi be tZZO per
case, he said.
Since its start in 1075, the pre-trial
diversion program has been plagued
said. He said the program was in a
state cf "suspended cr.irr.-ta" this
year because it appeared city rr;d:
county funds might net te L-f-z,2ztl2.
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