Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s Prison Reform Floor Speech

Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s prison reform floor speech – (For more, visit www.sen.ca.gov The Senate passed legislation today to increase prison beds, expand treatment programs for inmates and parolees and reform corrections management on a bipartisan 27-10 vote. AB 900 uses lease revenue bonds to generate .4 billion funding 53000 prison beds and expansions of rehabilitation programs. In addition, the measure sets a long list of conditions for the Department of Corrections to meet to eliminate gross mismanagement and improve rehabilitation, counseling, drug treatment and mental health programs. The provisions are aimed at reducing the state’s high recidivism rate.

Sex offenders get special treatment at Wyoming prison

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Substance abuse does not cause sex offenses. These were a few of the facts addressed Wednesday evening by Dr. Richard Patterson, director of the newly created sex offender treatment program at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution at Torrington.
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SD panel urges reform of criminal justice system

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The 18-member work group, appointed by state leaders from all three branches of government, recommended an expansion of programs that keep drug and alcohol offenders out of prison by placing them in intensive treatment programs. Other proposals …
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Portugal decriminalized all drugs and replaced prison sentences with treatment programs. Drug use rates now cut in half http://t.co/gtUlKqU1 – by DualityytilauD (Julio)