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| Ill. comes under fire for drug sentencing |
| By JTO |
| Published: 10/11/2004 |
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A report released by the Chicago-based Developing Justice Coalition criticized the sentencing procedures used in Illinois for drug offenders, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Oct. 6. According to the report "Sentencing Reform for Nonviolent Offenses: Benefits and Estimated Savings for Illinois," the state could have saved nearly $50 million last year if more drug-treatment programs and alternative sentencing were used instead of jailing nonviolent offenders. The report, prepared by the Center for Impact Research, found that Illinois taxpayers paid $246 million for prison expenses of nonviolent adult offenders in 2003. The report further found that the 5.6 percent a year increase in Illinois inmates from 1977 to 2002 was a result of jailing nonviolent drug offenders for small amounts of drugs. |
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