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John— In most of the country, people convicted of nonviolent illegal gun possession offenses face significant jail time, often subject to harsh mandatory minimums. This <span style="font-family:sans-serif">“</span>tough on crime<span style="font-family:sans-serif">”</span> approach has a disparate impact on young men of color, and data shows that it doesn’t improve public safety.  A prosecutor-led diversion program in Minneapolis offers another way forward. When participants of the program graduate, no conviction goes on their record. They’re also three to five times less likely to reoffend than people convicted of the same charges who don’t participate in a diversion program.  This program is called Pathways to New Beginnings, and it’s at the center of our latest report: [ [link removed] ]A Second Chance: The Case for Gun Diversion Programs.  Prosecutor-led diversion programs allow us to improve public safety and reduce mass incarceration by rethinking our approach to nonviolent gun possession. In the report, we break down what these programs are, how they work, and why they’re worth pursuing. We also offer recommendations to prosecutors and state legislators to encourage the proliferation and evolution of these programs.



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Gun violence is increasing across America—45,000 people died of gun
violence in 2020, and that number is expected to be even higher by the end
of 2021. We know there are proven, effective ways to reduce gun violence.
But locking up huge numbers of people for nonviolent firearm-related
charges isn’t one of them. 

We must invest in our under-resourced communities to end the revolving
door of incarceration and violence. This report makes the case for
implementing firearm-related diversion programs as one important way to do
this. [ [link removed] ]I hope you’ll take a look. 

With gratitude, 
Mike

PS: Check out the webinar we [ [link removed] ]hosted this week featuring the leading
architects of the Pathways to New Beginnings program. 

--
Mike McLively
Community Violence Initiative Policy Director
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence





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