California Bill Would Give Drug Users Treatment Instead of Prison Time

California Bill Would Give Drug Users Treatment Instead Of Prison Time
It would give judges and prosecutors the option of charging people convicted of drug offenses with misdemeanors instead of felonies. Those offenders could then be sent to substance-abuse treatment centers instead of prison or jail, sentenced to … Read more on Huffington Post

Arizona's first Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison program delivers …
TUCSON – A report released by the Pima County Attorney's Office shows the Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) program resulted in cost savings of more than $ 1 million in the first 30 months of the program's operation. The DTAP program is … Read more on Sonoran News

'Diversion' Programs Send More to Treatment, Instead of Prison
After getting caught helping make counterfeit checks, David Ahrens escaped a six-month prison term by entering a yearlong "diversion" program that he said treated his drug-and-alcohol addiction. "Without a doubt, that is one of the best things that has … Read more on Wall Street Journal