People charged with drug crimes, shoplifting have a new path to avoid a conviction in Cook County
Cook County prosecutors have launched a new program allowing defendants charged with certain nonviolent misdemeanors to avoid criminal convictions by completing required programming.
People charged with drug crimes, shoplifting and other nonviolent misdemeanors can now avoid a criminal conviction under a new program being touted by Cook County prosecutors.This week, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office will start allowing defendants in certain low-level cases to complete programming in exchange for having their charges dropped.“By providing services to address challenges such as substance abuse or mental health, we can make it less likely that these individuals will…
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