“They often refer to us as a restorative justice court, where we focus on assisting repeat offenders and connecting them to services so that those repetitive offenses stop,” said the court's administrator.
Community & Public Health
This project was produced as part of the 2021 National Fellowship with USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
Other stories by Natalie Krebs include:
COVID struck the nation's meatpacking plants more than a year ago. But worker safety is still a contentious issue
In Texas, those charged with crimes and found mentally incompetent are entitled to treatment at a state hospital before returning to jail and standing trial. The failing system waitlists hundreds. Sometimes they die sooner than receiving treatment.
A trio of reporters offer a masterful examination of the overuse, underuse and misuse of medical care in America.
This project was produced as part of the 2021 National Fellowship with USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
Other stories by Natalie Krebs include:
"There used to be a time when license plates had numbers on it for each county based on population and Pulaski County was one and Jefferson County and Mississippi County were two and three."
This story was written by SweSwe Aye while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2021 California Fellowship.
Her other stories include:
Part 1: Burmese American Community's Vaccination Efforts
Part 2: Health and mortality impacts on Burmese Community by COVID-19 pandemic
Home designs imported to the Arctic from elsewhere are contributing to health problems that disproportionately affect Alaska Natives.
Faced with daunting gaps in water and sewer systems, some Alaska Native communities are thinking small.
While progress to address poor birth outcomes among Black Oklahomans has been slow, women are taking action themselves.