Heroin Use Fueling Crime, Rising Prison Costs

Heroin use fueling crime, rising prison costs

Filed under: What Is the Difference Between Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction

The commissioners noted that Lackawanna County Prison housed between 3,800 and 4,000 inmates in 2011, but that number has jumped to around 5,500 this year. Moreover, eight out of every ten inmates admit to having a substance abuse problem.
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Mexico tackles drug gangs to reduce crime

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So we decided to analyze, with the same statistical tools we use for other public policy evaluations, what happens to communities in Mexico when the federal police move in to confront violent criminals. The results show that the murder … We looked …
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