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To fully understand the ramifications of Problem-Solving Courts, the Task Force conducted seven hearings throughout the country in San Francisco, Miami, Tucson, New York, Milwaukee, Austin and the District of Columbia. The intent of this report is to seek implementation of the recommendations in jurisdictions throughout the country. Linked at the bottom of this page are more documents from the task force's work and the hearings held.
News Release ~ 09/29/2009
Drug Courts Endanger Rights, Block Access To Needed Treatment for Drug Users - Washington, DC (September 29, 2009) – Drug courts – first created 20 years ago as an emergency response to an epidemic of drug-related criminal cases that clogged courts and prisons – have in many places become an obstacle to making cost-efficient drug abuse therapy available to addicts and reducing criminal case loads, the nation’s largest association of criminal defense attorneys said today.
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