The evidence from around the world tells us that putting people in jail for minor crimes does not create safer communities. (croakey.org)
The program is designed to allow students who commit minor crimes at school to receive counseling and other treatment rather than go to jail. (local10.com)
For instance, we could allow voting rights for prisoners in open prisons, namely those convicted of relatively minor crimes, and offenders who are transferred from a secure environment. (totalpolitics.com)