News (Media Awareness Project) - US MI: Drug Courts By The Numbers |
| Title: | US MI: Drug Courts By The Numbers |
| Published On: | 2004-12-25 |
| Source: | Detroit Free Press (MI) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-17 05:34:35 |
DRUG COURTS BY THE NUMBERS
1,183: Number of drug courts nationwide, with hundreds more in the
planning stages.
50: Drug courts in Michigan, with 14 more planned.
43: Percentage of defendants convicted of drug possession who are
charged with a similar crime within one year.
16: Percentage of drug court offenders convicted of drug possession
charged with a similar crime within one year.
10: Dollars saved for every $1 spent on drugs courts.
20,000 to 50,000: Average cost in dollars of incarcerating one
prisoner for a year.
2,500 to 4,000: Average cost in dollars of drug court treatment for
each offender for a year.
4,500,000: Incarceration dollars saved by four Michigan drug courts
surveyed by the state.
Source: National Drug Court Institute
1,183: Number of drug courts nationwide, with hundreds more in the
planning stages.
50: Drug courts in Michigan, with 14 more planned.
43: Percentage of defendants convicted of drug possession who are
charged with a similar crime within one year.
16: Percentage of drug court offenders convicted of drug possession
charged with a similar crime within one year.
10: Dollars saved for every $1 spent on drugs courts.
20,000 to 50,000: Average cost in dollars of incarcerating one
prisoner for a year.
2,500 to 4,000: Average cost in dollars of drug court treatment for
each offender for a year.
4,500,000: Incarceration dollars saved by four Michigan drug courts
surveyed by the state.
Source: National Drug Court Institute
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