“Not of A Serious Nature:” Accelerated Rehabilitation for near fatal stabbing

“Not of A Serious Nature:” Accelerated Rehabilitation for near fatal stabbing

For approximately 50 years, Connecticut has allowed pretrial diversion programs to divert people accused of certain criminal offenses from the typical prosecution process, with the goal of preventing the accused from reoffending while sparing them from incarceration.  “Upon successful completion of these programs, the charges against defendants are dismissed, diverting these individuals from criminal conviction and sentencing,” reads a 2020 repo…