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Senate advances Drug Offenders Reform Act to third reading after floor debate on costs and treatment
Summary
Senate Bill 21, proposing a treatment-focused sentencing model intended to divert many nonviolent drug offenders from prison into a supervised treatment program, was advanced to third reading after sponsors and colleagues debated costs, insurance coverage for assessments, and expected savings.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Jan. 27 advanced SB 21, the Drug Offenders Reform Act, a multi-year plan sponsors said would redirect many nonviolent drug offenders from incarceration into structured treatment programs.
Senator Butters, the bill sponsor, described an approach that emphasizes screening before sentencing and creating treatment slots so judges can divert eligible defendants into treatment rather than prison. He told senators the initiative would require an…
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