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| Treatment Over Prison Seems To Be Trend |
| By explorernews.com |
| Published: 12/08/2010 |
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County officials have unveiled the details of a $1.1 million federal grant to fund a program for substance-abuse treatment as an alternative to prison for some defendants convicted of drug offenses. Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall announced the grant at a news conference Thursday, Dec. 1. “Substance abuse really ravages our neighborhoods and community,” LaWall said. “The impact is, quite frankly, staggering.” The grant would fund a program officials call Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Project. Pima County Superior Court Presiding Judge Jan Kearney, Pima County Public Defender Robert Hirsh and The Haven treatment center director Margaret Higgins also attended and lauded the program’s implementation. LaWall said the program would divert qualifying defendants convicted of drug-related crimes into treatment. A goal of the program would be reduce recidivism. Read More. |
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