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US MS: Drug Court Funding Dries Up

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n109/a01.html
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Pubdate: Wed, 30 Jan 2008
Source: Hattiesburg American (MS)
Copyright: 2008 Hattiesburg American
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1646
Author: Leah Rupp

DRUG COURT FUNDING DRIES UP

Lawmakers who once supported a bill requiring that a drug court be established in each of Mississippi's 22 Circuit Court districts have backed off the proposal, saying funding may not be feasible.

Instead, the push this session will be to expand the system without taking money from existing programs and

The goal is to cut down on the cost of incarceration and give some offenders a second chance, proponents say.

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