Harris County DA Office Honored for Mental Health Program
Style Magazine Newswire | 11/29/2022, 3:56 p.m.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, HPD Chief Troy Finner, and those of the DA Office
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and her office is celebrating their recent recognition by the Texas Association of Counties for their Mental Health Diversion Program during a session of the Harris County Commissioners’ Court. According to their Twitter account, a resolution, sponsored by Pct 3 Com. Tom Ramsey, recognized the program that has successfully diverted more than 6,000 offenders suspected of low-level, nonviolent offenses to the Judge Ed Emmett Mental Health Diversion Center for treatment instead of jail. Begun in 2018, the program is a community-based alternative for law enforcement to route people to mental health services and saves taxpayer money: For every $1 spent on diversion, the county saves $5.54 that would otherwise be spent on associated criminal justice costs. Congratulations to the Harris County District Attorney Office.
