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Newsbrief:
Illinois
Juvenile
Drug
Courts
Given
a
Green
Light
6/28/02
Legislation giving the go-ahead
for individual circuit courts to establish programs to allow juvenile drug
offenders to go through treatment in lieu of imprisonment was signed into
law by Gov. Ryan on Monday.
Illinois has seen success
with its statewide program for adults convicted of non-violent drug offenses,
officials said. This new plan would allow the highest judge in each
circuit to set up special court treatment programs that would include counseling
and drug testing. If a prosecutor and judge agree to it, a nonviolent
juvenile who would otherwise be sent to a detention sent can instead enter
into a treatment program. According to the Chicago Tribune, the adult
program has allowed for some downsizing of the judicial system in the Chicago-area
Cook County.
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Issue #243, 6/28/02
Editorial: The Specter of Coming Violence | DRCNet Interview: Roger Goodman, Voluntary Committee of Lawyers | DRCNet Book Review: Drug War Heresies | Supreme Court Allows Drug Testing All Students in Extracurriculars | Slim Supreme Court Majority Upholds But Also Criticizes Mandatory Minimum Sentencing | New York Rockefeller Law Reform Dies This Year as Pataki, Democrats Deadlock | Vermont Governor Quietly Signs Compromise Medical Marijuana Bill | Newsbrief: Unitarians Approve Anti-Drug War Platform | Newsbrief: Fatal Drug Overdoses on the Rise in Florida | Newsbrief: New York Pharmacies Fail to Distribute Sterile Syringes | Newsbrief: Arizona Supreme Court Rules Police Knock and Talk Violates Privacy Rights | Newsbrief: Kansas Sentencing Commission Wants to Focus on Prevention | Newsbrief: Illinois Juvenile Drug Courts Given a Green Light | Newsbrief: Medical Marijuana Distributor Angers Judge in California | Newsbrief: UN Reports Drug Use on the Rise Worldwide | Newsbrief: Scottish Police to Ignore Marijuana Use | Web Scan: Uniform Crime Report, World Prison Population List, Transnational Institute, Imani Woods, CDC, WorldNet Daily | The Reformer's Calendar
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