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...everyone agrees, however, that this is the way to go. "The problem with Propositions 36 and 200 is not their lack of jail time," says Susan Weinstein, chief counsel for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. "It's the dependence on treatment. What defines treatment? Will it help them stay off drugs and stop committing crimes...
...Weinstein, a former prosecutor, says that the focus and budget restraints of treatment means defendants don't get the drug testing they need - and also means that courts don't provide adequate sanctions (anything from taking away a car to imposing a jail term) for noncompliance. "We need the hammer of sanctions, not necessarily jail time, over users' heads to urge compliance," she says. "If you take away the judge's ability to make this user accountable, you limit the help the court the can give them." There is a solution, says Weinstein, but it requires compromise. "Just throwing money...
...Weinstein and other prosecutors will have plenty of test cases for their theories. An increasing number of western states, once among those with the strictest anti-drug laws, are at the forefront of a state-centered trend toward treatment for addicts - and away from simply handing out jail time. Other states, including New York, are beginning to consider treatment as a viable alternative to prison, not only because treatment programs can be far less expensive than incarceration (for example, the estimated $19,000 it takes to feed and house an Arizona inmate for one year versus $2,000 to dispense...
...only contest lies in Currier House where Brian C. Grech '03, Juan C. Rasco '03 and Aryeh Weinstein '02 are all running for the position vacated by Erica A. Farmer '01, who resigned in October. All the candidates in the other Houses are uncontested...