Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s Prison Reform Floor Speech

Published May 15, 2013

Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s prison reform floor speech – For more, visit http://www.sen.ca.gov/perata) The Senate passed legislation today to increase prison beds, expand treatment programs for inmates and parolee…

Back from the brink

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

He spent the holiday with his daughter. Realignment put him under county supervision on his last release from prison. When he was caught in possession of drugs, a compliance court referred him to the drug-treatment program. Realignment created the …
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Bringing More Science & Treatment Programs To The War On Drugs

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

The strategy includes a fresh push for prevention programs aimed at the young, more drug courts to steer convicted addicts away from jail and into treatment, and in a big change, those treatment programs will be covered by health insurance under the …
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