A woman who was homeless for years in Anaheim is sharing her story of survival after she was able to avoid jail time and seek treatment instead. It required assistance from the Anaheim Police Department, Anaheim City Attorney’s Office and local treatment facility, but thanks to a court program in the city, it was possible.
The program is called ACCESS, the Anaheim Collaborative Court Evaluating Strategies and Solutions. It’s led by the Anaheim City Attorney’s Prosecution Office and it was created in January 2023 to address the issue of low-level, high-need misdemeanor offenders cycling through the criminal justice system over and over again.
Those involved with the program knew that Tiffany Emerson would be a good candidate…