A study of recidivism in 15 states found that one-quarter of people released returned to prison within three years for technical violations that included testing positive for drug use, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Studies show we spend significantly less money with them in drug court rather than having them in jail," Jones said. The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office identifies offenders who may be a good fit, they apply and a judge has to accept.
The first two or three phases are pretty rigorous. You are meeting with someone every day," Jones said. You're meeting with someone from Horizon to work on your treatment.
And then you're also meeting with our peer support specialist at the Virginia Department of Health. The program can take anywhere from eight months to two years to complete depending on the person. Right now, there 14 people taking part and they are expecting to expand that list. Three people have graduated from the program in the last two months.
Jones also said they are working on funding to create an alumni group that will serve as a pilot program for others in Virginia. Sun, 02 Feb GMT Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.
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