Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s Prison Reform Floor Speech
Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s prison reform floor speech – (For more, visit www.sen.ca.gov The Senate passed legislation today to increase prison beds, expand treatment programs for inmates and parolees and reform corrections management on a bipartisan 27-10 vote. AB 900 uses lease revenue bonds to generate .4 billion funding 53000 prison beds and expansions of rehabilitation programs. In addition, the measure sets a long list of conditions for the Department of Corrections to meet to eliminate gross mismanagement and improve rehabilitation, counseling, drug treatment and mental health programs. The provisions are aimed at reducing the state’s high recidivism rate.
SD Northern Hills Drug Court marks 5th anniversary
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
The Northern Hills Drug Court is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a ceremony for the latest graduates to complete the program that keeps offenders out of prison if they complete a rehabilitation program. State Sen. Craig Tieszen (TEEZ-en) of …
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No prison for Cass meth lab operators
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
CASSOPOLIS — Two Cassopolis residents facing lengthy prison sentences after pleading guilty to meth lab charges instead will serve time in the Cass County Jail before participating in local drug treatment programs, Cass Circuit Court Judge Michael …
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