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In a blistering report on the county’s plan to implement Proposition 36 (Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000), a national drug policy foundation on Wednesday said the county is bolstering the criminal justice system instead of emphasizing drug treatment.
The Lindesmith Center, which backed the measure that mandates treatment over incarceration as an alternative to the nation’s war on drugs, gave San Bernardino County its lowest grade: F.
The New York-based center criticized the county’s budget for drug treatment, its lack of treatment services and its failure to have meetings to garner public reaction.
“San Bernardino County has ignored the will of the voters,” the report said. “It has an implementation plan that is likely to fail.”
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