Treatment, Not Imprisonment

  • Bill Number: S.937/H.1343
  • Latest Update: January 30, 2019
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This legislation will allow judges to order a person to get help for an addiction, but prohibit courts from sending a person to jail just for relapsing, if they are otherwise engaged in treatment. It is both unsafe and unjust to require a person suffering from addiction to remain relapse-free as a condition of release or else face jail.

Sponsors:
Sen. Friedman and Rep. Balser

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