It will allow some people charged with nonviolent offenses to get their cases dismissed if they complete treatment or other programs.
The Office of Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano will work with advocates, defense attorneys and law enforcement officials to recommend defendants for the Taking Root program. It will initially have 35 spots.
“The focus of Taking Root will be to address a subset of cases where the individual has underlying issues that are the root cause of the behavior that led to criminal involvement,” Descano said. The services will include case management, mental health assessments, referrals and compliance monitoring, substance abuse assessment referrals and compliance monitoring, vocation and education referrals, job skill training referrals, affordable housing and more.Candidates will undergo an initial assessment and work out a plan, which will be presented to the court at the next hearing date.
If the program is completed successfully, the prosecutor’s office can ask the court to dismiss the charges and have the defendant’s record expunged. People who have committed violent offenses or sex crimes are barred from the program.
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