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| Groups say state should fund treatment over incarceration |
| By host.madison.com - Dee J. Hall |
| Published: 11/29/2012 |
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Wisconsin should dramatically increase the amount of money it spends on treatment programs that keep offenders with drug and alcohol addictions and mental illness out of prison, two groups said Tuesday. The call is receiving a warm reception from some Republicans and Democrats weary of forking over roughly $1.3 billion a year to lock up Wisconsin offenders — about half of whom land back in prison after release. WISDOM, a faith-based organization that includes 145 congregations from 19 faiths in Wisconsin, and Human Impact Partners, an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit that studies the effects of public policies on community well-being, are recommending that the state spend $75 million a year on treatment programs and an additional $20 million a year on other supportive services. The state currently spends just under $1 million a year on such diversion programs, according to the two groups, which conducted a yearlong study on the cost and effectiveness of so-called problem-solving courts in Wisconsin and beyond. Read More. |
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