California Lawmakers Order Audit of Taxpayer-Funded Drug Rehab Program

California Lawmakers Order Audit of Taxpayer-Funded Drug Rehab Program
Karen Johnson, chief deputy director of the California Department of Health Care Services, speaks before the Legislature's Joint Legislative Audit Committee. She said authorities welcome a state audit of the Drug Medi-Cal drug rehab program for the poor. Read more on NBC Bay Area

California bill would let DAs go easier on minor drug offenders
Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to defund Proposition 36 programs back in 2009, which led some counties to suspend their drug treatment programs. California hasn't provided funding since. "Prop. 36 doesn't exist anymore," said Lynne Lyman, the Drug … Read more on Sacramento Bee

California Governor requests more time to reduce prison overcrowding
The governor also said on Monday that the state is seeking to expand rehabilitation programs to reduce the number of former inmates who return to prison. If the judges reject the time extension, California will act under … Despite a contentious … Read more on RT (blog)