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Audit: Drug treatment lacking
By Des Moines Register
Published: 06/13/2007

DES MOINES, IA - About nine of every 10 convicts in Iowa's prisons have histories of drug or alcohol problems, but most will be released without receiving treatment, including many high-risk inmates, a state report shows.

The Iowa Department of Management released a performance audit Tuesday that evaluated licensed drug and alcohol abuse programs operated by the Iowa Department of Corrections. The study concluded that such programs "had little effect on prison population, operational cost savings, and overall crime reduction." Read more.

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