Rather than put the addict in jail with little or no treatment, we find ways to put them in programs that start to turn their lives around.
Dick Durbin: “Rather than put the addict in jail with little or no treatment, we find ways to put them in programs that start to turn…”
On the recordApril 28, 2014
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Durbin emphasizes the importance of treatment programs over incarceration for addicts.
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