drug courts

July 1, 2008 - 3:23pm
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CUNNINGHAM-TURNER BILL TO HELP DRUG COURTS SIGNED INTO LAW

TRENTON  A bill, S-1950, sponsored by Senators Sandra Bolden Cunningham and Shirley K. Turner, to create two new Superior Court judgeships to help expedite a State program to rehabilitate non-violent drug offenders and make them employable citizens has been signed into law by Governor Corzine.

            “Warehousing drug offenders wastes taxpayers’ money and prevents such offenders from gaining the skills they need to cope in the work world,” said Senator Turner, D-Mercer. “Drug addicts need job training, education , positive reinforcement as well as supervision.”

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June 16, 2008 - 4:08pm
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SENATE PANEL ADVANCES CUNNINGHAM-TURNER BILL TO HELP DRUG COURTS

TRENTON  In a bid to expedite efforts to rehabilitate drug offenders instead of just locking them up in prison, a Senate panel today approved a bill, sponsored by Senators Sandra Bolden Cunningham and Shirley K. Turner, to create two new Superior Court judgeships dedicated to handling drug cases.

            “The State’s drug court program can achieve its goals to get offenders straightened out and working if it has enough judges on the bench to move the cases,” said Senator Cunningham, D-Hudson. “This bill moves us in the right direction.”

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March 3, 2008 - 5:00pm
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SENATE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO ADLER/TURNER EXPANSION OF DRUG COURTS

TRENTON The Senate gave final legislative approval today to legislation sponsored by Senators John H. Adler and Shirley K. Turner that would make changes to the State’s Drug Court program to allow more drug offenders to seek treatment for addiction.

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