Veterans In Prison For Non-Violent Drug Offenses

Courtesy Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:44pm

The Drug Policy Alliance released a paper last week, “Healing a Broken System: Veterans Battling Addiction and Incarceration ”.

One of several recommendations:

State and federal governments must modify sentencing statutes and improve court ordered drug diversion programs to better treat – rather than criminalize and incarcerate – veterans who commit non-violent drug related crimes.

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