State Now Handling Drug-Related Offenses Differently

State now handling drug-related offenses differently
“Over the last three to four years, we've put about 80 people in state prison. And according to parole and probation in our area to date, the recidivism rate of people who come home after … case managers, addiction specialists and others through the … Read more on fox6now.com

Legislators: Prison overpopulation tied to lack of treatment
While there are no federal prisons in the Green Mountain State, Vermont has seven state correctional facilities, and is running out of beds. As a result, Vermonters are being sent to Kentucky or Virginia to serve their sentences. "The drug sweeps that … Read more on Bennington Banner

Campaign addiction
Ubiquitous prescription painkillers have aggravated the thirst for opiates, resulting in more deaths, more crime, more people with AIDS, and more crowded prisons. Heroin-related cases handled by the attorney general's crime lab have skyrocketed … Read more on Toledo Blade