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| Prison space crunch drives new proposals for drug crime sentencing in Kansas |
| By kckansan.com- Andy Marso |
| Published: 02/04/2015 |
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- A prison space crunch amid a state budget crisis is lending urgency to legislative proposals aimed at steering drug offenders toward community treatment rather than prison time. The House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, chaired by Rep. John Rubin, is looking at a couple bills that he said are meant to try a new approach after decades of stiff penalties spurred by the unsuccessful “War on Drugs.” Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts has said for years that a significant portion of the state’s prison population has diagnosed mental illnesses, documented substance abuse issues or both. Read More. |
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