The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office is taking a unique approach to second chances.
Since 2020, District Attorney Sherry Boston has been dismissing criminal charges for young adults between the ages of 17 and 24 who participate in a year-long, pretrial diversion program known as STRIDE, or Stopping Trends of Repeat Incarceration with Diversion and Education.
Jada Cunningham, 22, is one of 15 graduates from this year’s class.
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