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Treatment Courts Eyed as Weapon in War on Drugs
Court representatives address House committee
State lawmakers looking for ways to curb drug-related crime heard representatives of the Pennsylvania court system offer possible solutions.
A panel of judges, administrators and former offenders explained how a shift over the last decade in the way some drug defendants are handled in the courts has produced promising results for communities and individuals. More than 50 people were on hand at the state Capitol to hear the presentation to the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime and corrections.
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