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| W.Va. inmate crowding study homes in on drug abuse |
| By sfgate.com - Lawrence Messina |
| Published: 12/11/2012 |
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia can likely reduce prison crowding by assessing more quickly the risks posed by offenders and providing substance abuse treatment to those on probation, parole and other community-level supervision, researchers told state officials Monday. The recommendations are among several findings emerging from a study of the state's criminal justice and corrections systems by the Justice Reinvestment Initiative. The project of the Justice Center at the nonpartisan Council of State Governments began scrutinizing West Virginia's situation earlier this year. With plans to present more formal proposals in January, its staff on Monday updated a panel that includes corrections and court officials, legislators, county prosecutors, defense lawyers and community leaders. West Virginia's prisons are at capacity, forcing nearly 1,800 convicted felons to serve at least part of their sentences in regional jails that weren't designed to confine them or provide treatment, education and other services. All 10 regional jails have more inmates than they were meant to hold as a result of this overflow. Read More. |
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