http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/summaries/reader/0,1854,574729,00.html
"A University of California at Los Angeles study finds that 25 percent of drug offenders in California who elect drug treatment over prison under Proposition 36 complete the program. However, 30 percent of offenders never even start drug treatment, the Sacramento Bee reported Sept. 23.
The controversial program, which took effect in 2001, has had mixed reviews. Supporters of Proposition 36 said it has led 30,000 people to drug treatment for the first time and established a path for future recovery."
The complete Evaluation of the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act 2003 Report is available online at www.uclaisap.org/.
