Booker Speaks at Jersey City Church Where MLK Spoke, Touting Criminal Justice …

Booker speaks at Jersey City church where MLK spoke, touting criminal justice …
"We currently warehouse addicts without treatment," Booker said of those in prison for non-violent drug crimes. "Studies show that 20 percent of people who don't receive treatment are re-incarcerated within three years." "In New Jersey, blacks make up … Read more on The Jersey Journal – NJ.com

Understanding the fight over California prisons
"There was a growing sense on the right and the left that the model of indeterminate sentencing and rehabilitation was open to abuse," says Dolovich. Liberals and … Drug and racial violence also drove up prison populations, which in turn encouraged … Read more on 89.3 KPCC

California lawmakers order audit of taxpayer-funded drug rehab program
The review was spurred by Rehab Racket, a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN that found widespread forgery and fabrication at alcohol and drug counseling clinics, as well as wide gaps in state and county oversight. Read more on Center For Investigative Reporting