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.
State jails struggle with lack of treatment, rehab programs
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Some of the proposals likely to be considered during the upcoming legislative session include requiring all state jail felons to be sentenced first to community supervision rather than incarceration; restarting intensive drug- and alcohol-treatment …
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Substance Abuse Fuels Incarceration
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The report revealed that drug treatment program costs range from $ 1,800 to $ 6,800 per participant. Yet, prisons spend more than $ 24,000 a year incarcerating criminals and another $ 24 per day to treat those with SUDs. States such as California, weighing …
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Thumbs down: More drug testing needed in prisons
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Ohio officials say they will be working to improve security, but it also makes sense for prisons across the country to step up drug testing and mandate treatment programs for those testing positive. We spend billions putting drug-addled people into …
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