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.