"By Successfully Completing The Drug Rehab Program, Offenders Can Avoid Incarceration"

From Nikki Espinal's blog regarding Texas drug courts yesterday:

Harris County' s Success Through Addiction Recovery( STAR) adult drug court program addresses" high needs" individuals, so - called because of their extensive substance abuse and criminal histories - people who live vicariously and are especially prone to relapse.

By successfully completing the drug rehab program, offenders can avoid incarceration. - according to the foundation' s web site, drug courts in dallas saved$ 43 for every$ 1 spent. Drug courts across the country, more than 2000 of them now with hundreds more planned, result in tremendous savings to taxpayers by reducing the costs of recidivism and more crime, the judicial system, health care, child support and other areas.