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Chicago's New Gun Program Means Tougher Sentences for Armed Offenders

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Sep 03, 2019
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The Chicago Police Department recently launched a new program to track gun offenses in Cook County. Similar GunStat initiatives have been implemented in other states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The program, a first for Chicago, will track the city’s gun offenders as they progress through the criminal justice system.

“From the time they’re arre…

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