From The Salt Lake Tribune:
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill is expanding a program aimed at keeping low-level offenders out of the court system after data shows it has helped hundreds of people avoid the criminal justice system — most of whom did not go on to commit new crimes.
Gill’s pre-filing diversion program targets people who have been arrested for minor, non-violent crimes. Instead of filing criminal charges against them, prosecutors connect them to case workers who help them with required classes or other resources they might need.
Participants stay out of the criminal justice system entirely if they complete the requirements and don’t commit any new crimes while in the program, which lasts between four and six months.
Gill said Wednesday that he started a pilot program two years ago with the intent of “slowing the flow” of people coming into Salt Lake County’s courts and jails. Continue reading >>>
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