Prop 5: Do Sick People Deserve Drug Treatment or Jail Time?

Prop 5: Do Sick People Deserve Drug Treatment or Jail Time? – Prop 5: The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act http://www.Prop5Yes.com Proposition 5 will cut state costs. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst estimates …

HCV screening of prison inmate drug users: an interview with Dr. Arthur Kim …

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Over a decade ago, an infectious disease physician, Barbara McGovern, was working in the prison system and was inspired by a study that noted that treating acute HCV was much more effective than treating chronic HCV. She noted that in 25 patients …
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Drug reform could reduce sentences

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According to the administration, Louisiana prisons house first and second offense drug offenders who could benefit more from drug treatment than from serving the remainder of their incarceration. Similar to offenders in the Drug Court program, they …
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