Sherman said King County isn't a leader in dealing with domestic violence and with mentally ill and drug-abusing criminal defendants. He said the county should study innovative programs used elsewhere, such as one in Hawaii in which drug abusers stay out of jail by undergoing urinanalysis tests every 72 hours -- but go to jail if they test positive.
Source: "Candidates for prosecutor play to their strengths," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 3, 2007
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