U.S. Waives Mandatory Sentences for Low-Level Drug Offenders

U.S. waives mandatory sentences for low-level drug offenders – The Obama administration is calling for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would cut back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug…

Commissioners accept grant to prevent felony re-offenders

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

The grant will allow the county to put fifth-degree felony offenders, whose cases mostly involve drug addiction or drug possession, into a 90-day residential treatment program at the Community Alternative Center in the former People's Hospital building …
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Commentary — It's time for treatment alternatives for nonviolent offenders

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

… drug addiction, are made in the image and likeness of God and therefore have inherent dignity. Treating people for problems of mental illness and drug abuse with proven, effective programs is much more likely than prison to help them be restored to …
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