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Denied: Access to Brooklyn Drug Treatment Court

Dan Holton-Roth | Posted 08.22.2009 | New York

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Drug courts were invented in the late 1980s in Dade County, Florida in an attempt to divert drug offenders from the criminal courts and offer individuals treatment instead of incarceration.

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"All Rise!": A Better Way of Justice Is Now In Session

Nick Gillie | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

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It is time to abandon "conventional" views that prison is the solution to addiction, and consider what the research says.

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Ryan Grim

Trey Anastasio, Phish Frontman, Tells Addiction Story On Capitol Hill, Lobbies For Drug Courts

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Phish's floppy-haired frontman is sporting a sharp, navy blue suit, which can only mean one of two things. And he isn't in a courtroom, so he must be ...

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