OWI Court Combines Treatment, Accountability

OWI Court combines treatment, accountability
Once placed in the OWI Court program, participants agree to conform to a rigorous treatment schedule that includes counseling, group meetings and drug and alcohol screening at least twice each week. They adhere to a 10 p.m. curfew and must attend court … Read more on Wausau Daily Herald

Sonoma County Considering New Detention and Probation Facility
… reduce overcrowding at state prisons and reduce their chances of re-offending, according to the Press Democrat. But critics say the money would be better spent on drug treatment and other diversion programs that keep people out of jail in the first … Read more on Patch.com

Gov. Brown vetoes bill allowing misdemeanors for cocaine, heroin
Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced the bill, saying 13 other states have similar laws and it will save the state and counties incarceration costs so more can be spent providing the drug users with rehabilitation programs. … The bill would remove … Read more on Los Angeles Times