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Rockland, Clarkstown Partnering In Drug Diversion Program
The goal of the program is to help people with addiction stay out of the criminal justice system.
NEW CITY, NY — Rockland County and the town of Clarkstown announced a new program that would help people stay out of the criminal justice system who are charged with low-level misdemeanors and are addicted to substances.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II during a news conference Friday said his office was awarded a federal grant from the Department of Justice in the amount of $899,964 for the three-year Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program.
The program will begin in the town of Clarkstown early next year, Walsh said.
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Once it is up and running after a number of months, the program will be expanded to all other police agencies in Rockland County.
Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann said he was delighted to partner with the county on the program.
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He said it was another practical way to help divert people from the criminal justice system and allow them to go on to have a productive life.
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