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To: epicure who wrote (8180)	12/31/2005 12:38:50 PM
From: Grandk	Respond to of 541372

I really think we should be trying to reduce incarceration rates, rather than continuing with a penal model that is clearly not working. The penalties for non-violent crimes need to be (imo) drastically changed- so they involve community service that benefits society, rather than incarceration, which is costing us an arm and a leg (and quite possibly a good chunk of the communal brain, as well.) Is this route being pursued? From my perspective, drug offenses are dealt with 0 tolerance from law enforcement. Who is out there in a position to make a change such as the one you are advocating? I certainly would like to support them if I only knew who they were.

To: epicure who wrote (8180)	12/31/2005 1:44:41 PM
From: Grandk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541372

It is good to know that this is being addressed. drug-rehabs.com We have seen, in recent years, an enormous change in how addicts and alcoholics who become involved in the criminal justice system are regarded. Our judges no longer want to lock away addicts and alcoholics. Judges and prosecutors want substance abusers to stop using. If addicts and alcoholics stop using drugs and alcohol the criminal behavior will stop. The alternative is drug and alcohol rehabilitation prior to sentencing. DARS counselors and its facilities are familiar with the criminal justice system and how to navigate what appears to be an endlessroad to nowhere. drugandalcoholrehab.net If there were more state sponsered rehab centers I wonder if judges would be more apt to send non violent offenders to these centers instead of having them incarcerated?