There is little in the way of treatment while incarcerated for criminal defendants that have drug or alcohol problems
Often times, many people that suffer from drug or alcohol abuse addiction issues can find themselves in criminal related activities. Although many prisons or jails offer some sort of treatment for those willing to get help to conquer their addiction the treatment is not always helpful. Many addicted incarcerated inmates are able to make their own alcohol or obtain drugs. According to Newswise, only 10% of the people incarcerated receive treatment whereas at least 50% of inmates who are incarcerated for drug related charges do not receive any type of treatment. This is due to meeting the eligibility requirements and/or their lack of wanting to seek help. Therefore, it is important to note that these programs work only if the individual whom has a problem wishes to get better. Studies have shown that those individuals that receive treatment during their time while incarcerated have shown less aggressive behavior, more positive attitudes, are disciplined less by the guards and are less likely to get into altercations with other inmates.
However, those that do not receive treatment often find themselves back, addicted and abusing drugs or alcohol after being released and often wind up in trouble again with the law. Sadly, this is often the case. In fact, about 95% of released prisoners go back to using drugs or alcohol. Therefore it is imperative that the criminal justice system continues to provide more intensive treatment programs to help addicts get help and remain out of prison and or jail. Although it is seen by many as too expensive to implement treatment programs into the jail and/or prison facilities (It costs billions of dollars per year) it has shown to have had some success. It may seem small but with a 5% success rate of addicts that are released and have turned their lives around it is a step in the right direction.
The realization that jails or prisons had a need for some sort of treatment programs came in 1989, when Florida introduced ‘The Sentencing Project’ which was meant to implement treatment programs into the criminal justice system. This grew to be a popular trend and is now offered in all fifty states. The main purpose of this project was to treat the offender rather than ignore their substance abuse problem.
Many first time offenders, depending on the crime they committed, are offered a chance at entering a rehabilitation center rather than be incarcerated. This is extremely beneficial and can save the criminal justice system billions of dollars. There are several benefits of criminals with substance abuse problems obtaining treatment. With the proper and professional treatment they are able to realize the underlying reason they are abusing drug or alcohol and address those issues. This helps with the decrease of re-occurrence of re-arrest or incarceration thus decreasing more crime related activities. If the criminal is able to stay sober and get their lives back on track they will be able to move on and live a productive and healthy lifestyle. There are also programs that are available for offenders that require treatment as well as supervision to ensure that they are staying on the right path.
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http://www.sentencingproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Drug-Courts-A-Review-of-the-Evidence.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851043/
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Medical marijuana should be available in prison. It is shown to help ween inmates off of heroin adn methamphetamine. NORML should take a stronger position here.
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Try these links for incarcerated inmates with drug problems that can’t find any help:
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MPP – We Change Laws!
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The conflict between current and future selves can be seen as a prisoner’s dilemma. Although this theory was originally developed with reference to individuals, it could equally be applied to the transient selves (a person being a collection of transient selves over time) (Parfit, 1984). In this view, each self is considered an independent rational decision maker. Each self is also transient: she will not be (entirely) the same person tomorrow as she is today. For example, the individual who in the morning prefers to avoid overeating might prefer indulgence in the evening.
In the Prisoner’s Dilemma, two partners in crime are arrested and interrogated in separate rooms. The authorities give each prisoner the same choice: Confess your shared guilt (in effect, snitch on your partner) or remain silent (and be loyal to your partner). For example, if one betrays and the other stays silent, the snitcher goes free, and the silent, loyal one spends ten years in jail. If both remain loyal, both get six months. If both betray the other, both get 5 years. Each person has the temptation to cheat the other to gain lower punishment. When both players pursue their own self-interest, both do worse than they would have if somehow they could have jointly and credibly agreed to remain silent. In short, the game theory suggests that decisions that are best for the individual can be terrible for the group. Collectively, it would be best for both to keep quiet.