Are you going to commit a minor crime in Salt Lake County? You might not even have to go to court under new program.

Salt Lake County’s mayor and top prosecutor announced a new program Tuesday to keep low-level criminals out of the courts.
At a news conference, Mayor Jenny Wilson and District Attorney Sim Gill, both Democrats, said the plan would allow people with little criminal history and who commit certain nonviolent misdemeanors and even some nonviolent, low-level felonies to avoid courts by cooperating with caseworkers to address underlying issues.
Rather than land in court on a drug possession or shoplifting accusation, for example, prosecutors would forgo filing charges if the suspect goes to mental health or substance abuse treatment.

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Suspects with longer criminal histories, but who otherwise would qualify for the program, could enter into an agreement with prosecutors after criminal charges are filed. The suspects could enter into a plea in abeyance — effectively a form of probation in which the criminal charge is dismissed afterward — while addressing those underlying issues.
There’s even a program for defendants who would have qualified for the first two programs, didn’t enter into them and then was convicted. Gill said prosecutors will work with the defendants and, with a judge’s approval, develop an alternative to jail or conventional probation to address the underlying issues.
“This program,” Gill said, “tries to reduce those that actually enter the flow of the criminal justice system.”
He estimated 750 to 1,000 defendants could enter into the program during the 12- to 18-month pilot program. Gill and Wilson said they hope the program becomes permanent.
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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill listens as Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson talks about the new diversion program for low-level offenders during a news conference Tuesday, July 30, 2019.

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Are you going to commit a minor crime in Salt Lake County? You might not even have to go to court under new program.

Are you going to commit a minor crime in Salt Lake County? You might not even have to go to court under new program.

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