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small bar chart showing the average time from referral to entry into a specialty court program for people in Michigan, Maine, Cook County, Illinois, and Greene County, Missouri

Data Source: See full briefing for links to sources. (Graph: Leah Wang, 2026)

This graph originally appeared in Specialty courts: A disappointing form of diversion.



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