Drug Treatment Is Better Than Jail


 

Drug Treatment is Better than Jail – Dr. Sack tells us why treating addicts is better than just sending them to jail. If you are concerned that you or a loved one may be abusing drugs or alcohol, please call (800) 914-6775 to learn more about the drug and alcohol recovery programs available at the Elements family of treatment centers.

 

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Based on interviews with those people, The Hutchinson News estimates that the cost of drug-related crime – from investigation and arrest, to court, to probation, prison, parole and state-funded substance abuse treatment – comes to about $ 20 million a …
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A Prosecutor Loath to Say 'Not Guilty'

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He has pioneered programs for young men accused of drug offenses, sluicing them away from prison. Dawn Ryan, a top Legal Aid lawyer, notes that Mr. Hynes's emphasis on treatment and community outreach “places him way beyond” other prosecutors.
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Monroe County jail lacks rehab programs, inmates' relatives say

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There is a profound lack of rehabilitation programs for Monroe County Correctional Facility inmates, two women charged Tuesday. Delfine Grayson told the Monroe County Prison Board that her husband was sent last month to a drug rehab program in …
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