Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 130 Drug School Act. Section 5

    (55 ILCS 130/5)

    Sec. 5. Findings; purpose. The General Assembly finds as follows:

        (1) One of the many objectives of the Illinois

    criminal justice system is individual rehabilitation.

        (2) The incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders

    with families breaks the family unit.

        (3) The recidivism rate of nonviolent drug offenders

    in Illinois is 53%.

        (4) Nonviolent drug offenders are in need of

    alternatives to incarceration such as counseling and treatment.

        (5) Drug addiction is recognized as a health issue

    around the country.

        (6) The Cook County State's Attorney drug school

    program has a success rate of over 85%.

        (7) The State of Illinois spends $22,607 on one adult

    incarceration.

        (8) The State of Illinois will save more than

    $17,000,000 if treatment programs are offered in lieu of incarceration.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish, subject to appropriation, a drug school program for nonviolent drug offenders statewide modeled after the Cook County State's Attorney drug school program.

(Source: P.A. 95-160, eff. 1-1-08.)

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