Prioritize treatment over punishment in criminal justice reform

Dexter plans to advocate for comprehensive criminal justice reform that gives effective treatment priority over punishment. She frames this as part of addressing addiction through treatment rather than relying on punitive responses.

Context: The source does not specify particular reforms or which offenses or justice-system stages they would cover.

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prioritizing effective treatment over punishment.

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Maxine Dexter: ISSUE Addiction and Mental Health The addiction and mental health crises are public health crises. I myself grew up feeling the...

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