A group of more than 200 current and former law enforcement officials has recommended steps it believes the federal government should take to reduce mass incarceration while protecting public safety.

A report by Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime & Incarceration calls for using federal incentives for states to end cash bail, raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18 or older, and strengthen programs to divert people with mental health or substance abuse problems from jail and prison.

The group is led by former New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas and former federal prosecutor Taryn Merkl. It includes representatives from every state, such as sheriffs, corrections officials, elected prosecutors, state attorneys general, former U.S. Attorneys, and police chiefs. It is a project of New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice.

Among other recommendations in the report are to improve mental health and drug treatment and educational programming in federal prisons, enact federal legislation to end the suspension of driver’s licenses solely for unpaid fines, fees, and court debt, provide police departments with more technological assistance and other guidance for adopting modern data collection and analysis tools to aid community-oriented policing, and increase access to public housing and Medicaid for former prisoners.