These New Yorkers Went to Prison Over and Over. Then This Thing Happened.
These New Yorkers went to prison over and over. Then this thing happened. – New York State is paying top dollar to imprison people suffering from addiction and mental illness. Is that the best use of taxpayer money? Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI), involving programs like drug treatment and intensive counseling, are both cheaper and more effective at stopping the cycle of crime. Putting ATI in the Governor’s Executive Budget would provide a sustained, stable funding stream to maximize the impact of these cost-effective programs. This video was made in partnership with the ATI-Reentry Coalition of New York.
W.Va. needs prison reform with rising inmate population
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The substance abuse task force recommends raising taxes on tobacco and alcohol products to fund treatment programs. Over the years, we've seen studies and reports come and go with little result. But now we're in a situation where our prisons and jails …
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Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
Based on interviews with those people, The Hutchinson News estimates that the cost of drug-related crime – from investigation and arrest, to court, to probation, prison, parole and state-funded substance abuse treatment – comes to about $ 20 million a …
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