Prison vs. Treatment for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
DFNM Democratic Lt Gov Candidate Debate, UNM Law School, Albuquerque NM, March 6, 2010
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if a person who is non-violent went through heroin & other drug withdrawals could they become violent?,?
Question by ericabishop691StillMissesHeathL.: if a person who is non-violent went through heroin & other drug withdrawals could they become violent?,?
and possibly hit someone? My contact who knows this is not home, so I am stuck!! Help!? and if the person is bi-polar?
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Answer by lovely_lady
obviously… Continue reading
Has anyone ever been the victim of a crime, violent or non-violent and felt let down by the legal system?
Question by mikey: Has anyone ever been the victim of a crime, violent or non-violent and felt let down by the legal system?
Has anyone felt let down by the legal system because the bad guy had a drug problem and got off with “drug treatment”? Not to mention… Continue reading
Shouldn’t we stop treating nonviolent drug use as a criminal issue and started treating it as a medical one?
Question by hellafunguy35: Shouldn’t we stop treating nonviolent drug use as a criminal issue and started treating it as a medical one?
Let’s face it, the “war on drugs” is a failure. We’ve spent untold billions in the drug interdiction effort, and drugs still permeate our society.
Isn’t it… Continue reading
Dissecting California’s Prop 5: The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act
Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) November 1, 2008
According to the proponents of Proposition 5, the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act (NORA) would ease prison overcrowding by investing in drug treatment with strict accountability for youth and nonviolent offenders. California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that, if passed, Prop 5 would… Continue reading
Prop 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses
Pros & Cons presented by the Oakland League of Women Voters. Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation. Shall 0000000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?