Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …
Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at …
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Jail tapped for drug treatment program
The program will guarantee the jail 50 female inmates, each of whom will go through six months of treatment, for which the state will pay the county for the housing and treatment of substance abuse problems, McCormick said during a press conference …
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