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Treatment Programs an Option for Drug Offenders in New Jersey

By Lependorf & Silverstein

New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak is working toward moving non-violent drug offenders out of prison and into treatment programs. According to a NorthJersey.com news report, Lesniak is proposing to provide inmates an opportunity to get out of prison two years earlier than their release date if they complete a six-month treatment program. The goal of the proposed plan would be to help drug addicts treat their problem instead of simply sending them back out into the world without help or keeping them locked up. It is not clear at this time how much opposition Lesniak will face in his attempt to move this proposal forward. As it stands now, non-violent drug offenders face substantial prison time and heavy fines. The severity of the penalties they face depends upon the amount of drugs found and their prior criminal record...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on January 31, 2011 (boomark / email).