Somerset County Prosecutor Seeks Township Funding To Continue Addiction Diversion Program

November 11, 2026 Somerset County, Township Council

**PLEADING HIS CASE –** *Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald appeared at the November 10 Township Council meeting to ask the Council to continue a non-violent offender diversionary program.*

Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald asked the Township Council November 10 to commit as much as $250,000 over three years to keep an addiction treatment diversion program operating in Franklin Township, saying the initiative has helped 20 people overcome substance abuse problems and avoid traditional criminal prosecution.

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Somerset County Prosecutor Seeks Township Funding To Continue Addiction Diversion Program

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