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Pipeline to Prison May Start with Childhood Trauma [CalHealthReport.org]

By Leah Bartos Pediatric patients giving their health histories at the Center for Youth Wellness, a health clinic in the impoverished Bayview Hunter’s Point area of San Francisco, are asked for more than the usual details about allergies and current prescriptions. Doctors there need a different kind of medical history: did their parents use drugs or have a mental illness? Were any family member in jail or prison? Have their parents divorced or separated? Have they suffered from...

Innovative Fresno County drug court gets funding from supervisors [FresnoBee.com]

A pilot program employed since September has prompted 80 percent of drug offenders to seek treatment. Before the pilot program, drug abusers had no incentive to get treatment, said Steve Wright, assistant district attorney. Supervisors voted 5-0 to pass the funding plan for a new drug court that emphasizes treatment instead of confinement. The program will save the county money over the long run: Confinement is expensive, and successful treatment will prevent crime, resulting in savings in...

Prop. 47 savings should be part of broader investment in communities [SacBee.com]

...The governor’s Department of Finance is charged with calculating the state savings from Proposition 47. The governor will likely provide an initial estimate of the savings for the current budget year as part of his proposed budget, with a final calculation due by July 31. The independent, nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office has already weighed in, projecting annual state savings in the range of $100 million to $200 million, but the governor will have the last word on the...

 
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