NOT MUCH OF DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM AT REGIONAL JAIL

The Southern Regional Jail in Beaver claims to have a drug abuse
program. A Fayette County magistrate was told that an inmate was
listed to be in their drug abuse program; next a court order was
issued by the magistrate for him to be placed in the program, which he
was not.

The inmate was told to report to the prison counselor, where he was
issued a 100-page booklet. He was told to read the first 50 pages
within a specified time frame. We are just wondering how much of our
tax money is actually being used for the drug program and how much is
going into pockets of officials.

A Fayette County judge was told the program is only offered to
long-term inmates and not to short-term inmates. This is ridiculous.
The short-term inmates are the ones who need help the most.

R.J. Parsons

Fayetteville