Posts tagged drug treatment
Justice Renewed? Criminal Justice in the Spitzer Era

Nearly $3 billion in state funds will be spent on corrections and criminal justice services in New York this year. Under the state's rst Democratic administration in 12 years, will there be a new vision—and new policies—on sentencing, prison conditions and drug treatment, health care and education behind bars?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercommunities, community infrastructure, corrections, Criminal Justice, criminal justice services, drug treatment, education, health, health care, justice, New York State, policies, politics, prison conditions, public health, public policy, sentencing, Spitzer, state government, support systemsComment
Drugs and the Law: Race, Politics, Prisons and Justice in New York State

Over the past year and half, the state legislature and Governor Pataki have modified New York’s Rockefeller Drug Laws. How effective have thosechanges been? Is further reform needed? What else could be done to improve the state’s drug policies, increase access to treatment for offenders and make alternatives to incarceration more meaningful and effective?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Krameraddiction, communities, Criminal Justice, drug policies, drug treatment, drugs, Governor Pataki, New York State, NY State, policies, politics, public policy, reform, Rockefeller Drug Laws, state government, state legislature, treatmentComment