New Approach To Prosecuting Low-Level Offenses ‘A Massive Success’

Inside Salt Lake City’s new “Familiar Faces” program, which helps people struggling with homelessness and addiction.

> “That isn’t perfect, but it’s still a vast improvement from where we started,” said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. “Think about how much we’re saving taxpayers, in terms of contact. How much we’re saving if law enforcement is not out there dealing with them.”

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