April 2008 - Posts

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• Supreme Court Rules on Lethal Injection Method

  Filed under: Legal issues, Supreme Court, Capital punishment

  The most common method used in lethal injection executions in the United States has been upheld by the Supreme Court . A constitutional challenge was made regarding the State of Kentucky's use of the three drugs that sedate, paralyze and, finally, kill inmates. The argument against the three-drug protocol was that if the initial drug failed to sufficiently... Read More » Posted Apr 16 2008, 02:03 PM by CC Pro with 1 comment(s) | 322 views

• Saving Money by Expanding Drug Treatment

  Filed under: Research, Cost-Benefits, Drug Treatment

  As states look to balance burgeoning costs with public safety needs, the Urban Institute has released a timely report on the cost-benefits of expanding the availability of drug treatment among arrestees. In To Treat or Not to Treat: Evidence on the Prospects of Expanding Treatment to Drug-Involved Offenders, the authors find that strict eligibility... Read More » Posted Apr 09 2008, 09:51 AM by Eileen Conway with no comments | 523 views