Many San Franciscans in jail struggle with addiction. Would this polarizing treatment option help them?
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Daisy Gonzalez reads a book to daughter Mireyah Pelayo, 6, at Cameo House, a long-term transitional and alternative sentencing program in San Francisco.Marlena Sloss/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A drawing made by Daisy Gonzalez when she was incarcerated, depicting being reunited with her daughter, Mireyah Pelayo, 6, hangs on her wall at Cameo House, a long-term transitional and alternative sentencing program for homeless, formerly incarcerated women and children, in San Francisco.Marlena Sloss/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
When Damion Davis got out of prison last summer after three decades in and out of the criminal justice system and struggling with addiction, a judge told him all he had to do was finish 90 days of drug treatment to get off probation.