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What Are the ‘Exit Ramps’ From Incarceration in Cuyahoga County?

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Cuyahoga County felony courts have offered some form of diversion for decades. Diversion is an umbrella term referring to programs that offer alternatives to incarceration. The courts heard an average of 3,000 low-level and non-violent felony cases annually between 2016 and 2021. Share your experiences and insights by filling out the form below.

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What Are the ‘Exit Ramps’ From Incarceration in Cuyahoga County?

Help us report on how well the courts provide people charged with low-level felonies a second chance.

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What are the 'exit ramps' from incarceration in Cuyahoga County? - Signal Cleveland

By Alexandra Arriaga, The Marshall Project Diversion is an umbrella term that refers to programs that offer alternatives to incarceration — like “exit ramps” on a highway. In Cuyahoga County and elsewhere, these interventions happen at different points within the criminal justice system: before a police encounter, before an arrest, before charges, or before a conviction and incarceration. The Cuyahoga County felony courts have offered some for…

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