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House advances Drug Offenders Reform Act after members cite treatment benefits
Summary
The Utah House voted to advance Senate Bill 50, the Drug Offenders Reform Act, after sponsors and supporters described pilot results and urged expanded treatment funding; the measure passed the House 71-0 and will be sent to the Senate.
The Utah House on Monday voted to advance Senate Bill 50, the Drug Offenders Reform Act, after sponsors and members described results from a pilot program and urged expanding treatment-focused alternatives to incarceration.
Sponsor Representative Landon Lockhart told colleagues the bill expands a multiagency program that involves the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, the…
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