There are violent offenders deserving of the state’s treatment court options, stakeholders told members of a legislative committee Tuesday.

The state Attorney General’s Office is allocating $1.5 million in grants to 14 criminal diversion programs across the state.

The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that allocates $3 million to pay for Treatment Alternatives and Diversion programs across the state.

The state Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that 13 criminal diversion programs across the state will receive grants this year.

A Republican assemblyman is working on several more bills designed to combat heroin and drug abuse.