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For Alyca Reynolds, Yolo County’s “Steps to Success” diversion program offered more than just a dismissed court case.
“It helped me get out of an abusive situation with my family,” Reynolds said of the program, part of the county’s Neighborhood Court restorative justice model.
Arrested in 2018 on battery and threats charges, Reynolds got a chance at redemption through Steps to Success. She says its teachings also gave her the courage to move to another state, where she’s now writing a memoir about her life.
“You don’t have to stay where you’re planted, even if it seems like you should,” Reynolds said.