A more humane approach 

Local program offers an alternative to the courtroom


Joe Platania, Charlottesville’s commonwealth’s attorney, contributed $18,000 from his own agency to fund the Albemarle Charlottesville Restorative Justice Diversion Program, which offers an alternative to prosecution and a method to repair harm. Supplied photo.

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