Natalie Walton-Anderson KCPAO Women in Leadership

Currently, I am a Unit Chair and I supervise criminal justice alternative programs ranging from pre-booking diversion (LEAD), therapeutic courts (Drug Court), and prison alternative program (Residential Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative) and re-entry program (Familiar Faces/Vital) the theme being an alternative to incarceration and an opportunity at treatment. There are approximately 10 women in my unit — all with different roles but all with the same passion to support system change. The unit is comprised of prosecutors and paralegals who work in King County Drug Diversion Court, in the Let Everyone Advance with Dignity Program (<a href="https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/prosecutor/criminal-overview/lead.aspx" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">LEAD — formerly known as the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program</a>), which provides support to case managers who work with clients that are heavily involved in the criminal legal system. The liaisons work with those case managers to attempt to remove some of of the challenges and barriers that clients face in the legal system. It’s a unique role and innovative role and our office was one of the first in the country to dedicate prosecutors to do this work. <a href="https://kcprosecutor.medium.com/natalie-walton-anderson-kcpao-women-in-leadership-63cddd5dea9">Learn More</a>