Acclaimed Addiction Program for Texas Felons Is Vulnerable to Cuts

Published August 9, 2010

Acclaimed addiction program for Texas felons is vulnerable to cuts
JOSH BIRNBAUM/DMNA staggering 70 percent of the 72,000 offenders freed from Texas Department of Criminal Justice lockups last year were chemically dependent. And without treatment, they’re potentially a menace – to property and, in some instances, lives.
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Addiction program for offenders too valuable to lose, proponents say
AUSTIN – A nationally acclaimed program that has helped even the hardest-core addicts to sober up and stop committing crimes is vulnerable to state budget cuts.
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