New Substance Abuse Program Helps Rehab Female Offenders

New Substance Abuse Program Helps Rehab Female Offenders – CDCR launched a new “Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Treatment” Program this year for women at the Leo Chesney Community Correctional Facility. These were the first 200 positions of 2000 that are being placed across California. www.cdcr.ca.gov

Addicted prison inmates wait for help

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Each one is trying to break the cycle of using drugs, committing crimes and being locked up by participating in a six-month substance abuse treatment program. The prison has nearly 700 inmates, but only 55 beds available for treatment. More than 200 …
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US Could Save Billions, Lift Black Community by Treating Instead of Jailing …

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U.S. Could Save Billions, Lift Black Community by Treating Instead of Jailing Drug Users … of the African-American community—if it stopped sending so many men to prison for non-violent offenses related to drug use and instead focused on education …
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How to Cut Prison Costs

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The states have expanded community-based drug treatment programs, improved postprison supervision and retooled parole systems that once shunted people back to jail not for actual crimes but for technical violations that are more cheaply and effectively …
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