Patrick Proposes Criminal Justice Reforms

Published March 4, 2014

Patrick proposes criminal justice reforms
Patrick, speaking Thursday at UMass Boston, announced initiatives to promote successful re-entry and to take a new treatment-oriented approach toward drug abuse and mental illness. He proposed new training programs to help prepare inmates to …
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Legalize heroin?
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