WI AB847

Creates a 5-year pilot grant program for counties and tribes to establish alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for low-to-medium risk criminal offenders whose mental illness contributed to their involvement with the criminal justice system

Appropriates $1,600,000 annually in general purpose revenue for grants, plus $150,000 in FY 2025-26 and $300,000 in FY 2026-27 for two DOJ staff positions (program manager and research analyst)

Requires eligible programs to use deferred prosecution, restorative justice principles, and evidence-based mental health treatment through DHS-certified providers, while excluding violent offenders from participation

Mandates grant recipients create oversight committees including judges, prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement, and social service representatives, and submit monthly data and annual reports to DOJ

Requires DOJ to produce annual progress reports, a 3-year implementation report, and a 5-year summary outcome report with a recommendation on whether to continue, modify, or expand the program