On a rainy Wednesday in Lincoln, an interfaith coalition gathered dozens outside the City-County building with hundreds of marshmallow treats and a message: “Diversion works.”
The group, Justice in Action, is an alliance of 27 faith communities in Lancaster County. Each year, sometimes more than once, they make the same appeal to County Attorney Pat Condon for expanded access to diversion programs to reduce jail overcrowding.
Calls in 2024 and 2025 went unanswered. But this year’s rally fell on an ironic holiday—April Fools’ Day…