City Resurrects Drug Court
City leaders say it's the best thing to start to reduce the jail/prison population, and it really looks great on paper. There are changes that have been made on the faceplate from the old court to the new.
The one thing that hasn't changed is the fact that there is still no money for SUBSTANCE ABUSE treatment in Colorado. Don't get me wrong, mental health funding will go a long way, but it's not the whole answer. That's why it is so difficult to create change. Where do poor addicts go when the judge gives them treatment as an sentence?
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