The U.S. Justice Department program started in 2001 to try to secure stiffer prison sentences for gun offenders. Up to now in Chicago, it was concentrated in high-crime areas on the West and South Sides.
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Chicago Sun-Times
The U.S. Justice Department program started in 2001 to try to secure stiffer prison sentences for gun offenders. Up to now in Chicago, it was concentrated in high-crime areas on the West and South Sides.