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| State jails struggle with lack of treatment, rehab programs |
| By statesman.com - Mike Ward |
| Published: 01/02/2013 |
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Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Gene Mooney, a small-time thief and drug user who was the poster boy for the creation of Texas’ system of rehabilitation-oriented state jails in 1995, is still in prison. After all, had he received more drug treatment and less idle time in a cell, his life might have turned out differently. The state jails followed a similar trajectory. They were the first and largest system of state-run lockups in the nation specifically targeted to use intensive rehabilitation to steer burglars, petty thieves and low-level drug offenders away from becoming hardened felons in prison and living a life of crime. But it hasn’t turned out that way. Gradually, the programs were downsized, and many of the newly classified “fourth-degree” felons were diverted to other community-based programs and specialty courts. Read More. |
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