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Can Drug Courts Break the Cycle? How the Justice System Is Shifting from Punishment to Treatment

For decades, the American criminal justice system responded to drug use with a simple formula: arrest, prosecute, and punish. This…

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Two Paths Through Justice: When America Chooses Punishment vs. Rehabilitation

When someone gets arrested in America, their journey through the justice system can take one of two very different paths.…

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