Subcommittee acts on a slate of criminal‑law bills; several reported, tabled, or carried over The House Courts Committee criminal‑law subcommittee on multiple bills: HB438 on juvenile diversion reported with substitute (8–1); HB648 (nitrous oxide) reported with substitute to General Laws (10–0); HB1464 (strangulation kits) referred to Appropriations (9–1); HB240 carried to 2027 with letter; several bills were tabled or stricken.

Virginia's House Courts Committee just took significant steps on key criminal law reforms, addressing everything from juvenile diversion to drone use in emergencies!

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#VA #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #JuvenileDiversion #VirginiaCourts #VictimServices

Circuit 13 reviews live-scan installation, JAC security and steps to expand civil citations Officials reported progress on live-scan fingerprint installation and distribution of DJJ pocket cards to law enforcement, discussed JAC security funding, and outlined plans to draft procedures to expand pre-arrest civil citation use based on Polk/Pinellas models.

Circuit 13 is making strides in juvenile justice with new civil citation procedures and live-scan installations that could reshape how local law enforcement handles youth offenses.

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#HillsboroughCounty #FL #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #JuvenileDiversion #CivilCitation

Montezuma County's DA office reports heavier serious caseloads, flags juvenile firearms as concern Assistant District Attorney Justin Pierce and county legal staff updated commissioners on caseloads, three pending first-degree homicide cases and rising juvenile firearms incidents; the office described diversion options but said responses depend on case severity.

Montezuma County's DA office is grappling with a surge in serious cases, including three first-degree homicides and alarming juvenile firearm incidents—what's the plan moving forward?

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#MontezumaCounty #CO #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #CriminalJustice #JuvenileDiversion

Massachusetts House Committee Recommends Bill to Diversion Juveniles to Community Services Legislation promotes juvenile diversion to community supervision and amends relevant legal provisions.

Massachusetts is taking a groundbreaking step by recommending a bill that diverts juveniles to community supervision instead of traditional legal penalties.

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#MA #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupervision #LegalReform #JuvenileDiversion

This be a quick art of me character, Buttercup! She's a real savvy wench!

Ahoy! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day 🏴‍☠

Help this buccaneer out and check out their Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-... Yarr!

#talklikeapirateday #buttercup #juvenilediversion #oc #webcomic #noai

The six main characters from my comic Juvenile Diversion. Top row: Chris. Front row from left to right: Meg, Jason, Alicia, Jenny, Kyle.

Today is the 20th anniversary of my comic, Juvenile Diversion! It's been on a bit of a hiatus since I got flooded in 2023, but I'm working hard to get new pages up and going again!

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#juvenilediversion #jdcomic #webcomic #comics #80s #historicalfiction

Vermillion County approves grant for juvenile diversion coordinator funding extension County Commission authorizes year two of Boys and Girls Club juvenile diversion program grant.

Clay County is investing in its future by securing funding for a juvenile diversion coordinator to help at-risk youth thrive and stay out of detention!

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#ClayCounty #SD #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupport #YouthRehabilitation #ClayCountyYouth #JuvenileDiversion

Our community partner, Project Lift, hosted an open house. The open house also fostered important discussions on ending the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraged greater engagement in mental health services.

#CuyahogaCounty #Juvenile #JuvenileDiversion

Kaoru Watanabe dresses herself as a N*zi in order to spy on them, and ultimately m*rder them. Her partner MacGill approves!

This page seems appropriate to post here with the world on fire and all. It was satisfying to draw on multiple levels!

If you don't already know, you can read more at jdcomic.com!

#jdcomic #juvenilediversion #webcomic #antifascism #antimisogyny

My character Erin pours herself a glass of champagne. She's wearing a fancy blue dress with poofy sleeves and sparkling jewelry.

Happy New Year all! Here's an older drawing from NY's 2014 - an oldie but a goodie ^_^
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#happynewyear #newyears #newyear2025 #juvenilediversion #jdcomic #erin #redhead #champagne #newyearscelebration #digitalart #comicart #cartoonart #oc

A very cheeky drawing of Missy, my character, wearing a white bra, orange briefs, and thigh-high tube socks. She also has a football and a little cape with turkey references.

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

#art #pinupart #characterdesign #pinupgirl #thanksgiving #juvenilediversion #missy #webcomic

A portrait drawing of a beautiful woman, with luscious blond locks. She's wearing a white and gold gown, inspired by ancient Greek fashion. She has her hands folded as if in prayer.

Good morning!

Here's a drawing I did this year for my local art gallery. It's my character Maya, from my comic jdcomic.com!

#juvenilediversion #comic #illustration #portrait #traditionalart #markerart #artnouveau #comicartist

A drawing in art nouveau-style of a woman of color wearing white and golden Greek-esque clothing.

Here's the newest piece I finished for the #ChamplainValleyFair this year - it's my character Maya! 😊 It's available for sale at the fair now!

#hrfarringtonart #juvenilediversion #webcomic #artforsale #blickstudiomarkers #prismacolorpencils #copicpaper #champlainvalleyfair #cvf #artgallery #vermont

My latest Tiktok video - all my queer JD characters!
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#juvenilediversion #jdcomic #pridemonth #happypride #lgbtqia

Happy Women Rock Day! The best way to celebrate is to highlight one of my rockin' ladies, Alicia! You can read all about her in my comic, Juvenile Diversion! 🤘 jdcomic.com

#womenrock #womenrockday #juvenilediversion #jdcomic #hrfarringtonart #comicbook #webcomic #1980s #comiccover #coverart