Rehabs Downsize as County Postpones Funding Decision: Substance Abuse …

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Rehabs downsize as county postpones funding decision: Substance abuse …
Horsley, a former sheriff, said he understands the significant value substance abuse treatment centers provide, particularly with Proposition 47 having turned many drug crimes to misdemeanors. “It's really incredibly important because if someone is in … Read more on San Mateo Daily Journal

Obama's calling for sentencing reform: Will it happen?
A coalition of liberal and conservative groups have coalesced around the need to cut the amount of spending on prisons and direct money instead to drug and alcohol treatment centers. Marc Levin, who directs the Right on Crime initiative at the Texas … Read more on Washington Post (blog)