US Waives Mandatory Sentences for Low Level Drug Offenders!!

US 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…

NJ Drug Court Program: Making the Sentence Fit the Crime

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… would cut the amount of time a nonviolent drug offender spends in federal prison, New Jersey was readying its own initiative to fight drug crime — an expansion of the state's drug court program, in which drug offenders are sent into treatment …
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Veterans finish program to avoid Butler County jail

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The four-phase, yearlong program puts participants through an intense combination of drug and alcohol treatment. They work with a mentor. In the early phases, they must make weekly appearances in court with VA Butler Healthcare staff and enroll in …
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Leveraging justice system to reduce drug use

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HOPE uses frequent random drug-testing to detect drug use. Any drug use or other program violation is met with an immediate but brief jail stay. In this approach treatment is provided for those who request it or who demonstrate that they can't stop …
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