Front & Center: Getting Florida Smart on Justice

Published February 8, 2013

Front & Center: Getting Florida smart on justice

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

These corrections reforms favor treatment to reduce recidivism, shortened sentences for nonviolent minor drug offenses, and wider use of electronic monitoring in felons' communities — all without compromising public safety. Orlando Sentinel Editorial …
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Treatment, Not Jail, for the Mentally Ill

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

… other prisoners to resume criminal behavior once they are freed. The aim is to give the courts up-to-date information about a defendant's record and mental health status so that a judge can decide whether the defendant should be sent to a treatment …
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Drug court gives addicts a second chance

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

After nearly a decade of watching her son's drug abuse put him on a path to treatment, jail and three felony convictions, Janet Williams feared there was nothing else she could do for him. … was the hardest thing I ever had to deal with," said Chance …
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