De-escalating the 40-year-old War on Drugs

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Nearly 40 years after the War on Drugs began, drug crimes and addiction rates are still growing. In 1st Judicial District Court, felony drug possession makes up about a third of all court cases.
District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies
Between people cycling in and out of the court system, and the judicial resources needed to prosecute these crimes, 1st Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies knew she needed to do something differently.
“I come from a criminal defense background, and what I saw working when I was a criminal defense attorney was when people … got offered help,” she said. “Whether that’s treatment or whether … they have to go to a community service.”

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