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1. www.dhcs.ca.gov › individuals › PagesDrug Courts Overview - DHCS

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   California's Drug Courts. According to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) data base, as of December 2006, there were 203 drug courts within the 58 counties of the state.

2. www.shouselaw.com › ca › defenseCalifornia Drug Courts - How it Works - Shouse Law Group

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   California drug court is an outpatient substance abuse program that allows defendants facing nonviolent drug charges to avoid jail and a criminal conviction. Treatment typically lasts nine months to three years, and meanwhile you can keep your job and go on with your life.

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   How many California drug courts are there?

   • The most recent figures indicate that there are at least 203 California drug courts operating within the state’s 58 counties. The premise behind these courts is that alcohol and drug rehabilitation is preferable to incarceration when it comes to nonviolent drug offenders. Some of the primary goals of California drug court include:

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   How successful is drug court in California?

   • “It’s having a lot more success than the phone calls did,” Reisig said. Drug courts are part of a larger group of “collaborative justice courts” in California that includes mental health courts, homeless courts, DUI courts and veterans courts. In drug court, participants usually attend after pleading guilty to a drug-related crime.

   California drug courts in peril: Carrots but no stick- CalMatters

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   What is a drug court in California?

   • Legal References: California "drug courts" offer nonviolent drug offenders the opportunity to resolve their cases outside of the traditional criminal justice system. Drug courts take a special exclusive interest in those who may benefit from drug rehabilitation.

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   How much money did California spend on drug courts?

   • By 1998, the state was pouring $4 million each year into the program to fund drug courts in 34 counties. Then along came Proposition 47 in 2014, slashing sentences for drug possession in California. And the popularity of drug courts began their downward slide.

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4. www.findlaw.com › state › california-lawCalifornia Drug Possession Laws - FindLaw

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   Sep 2, 2023 · The California Health and Safety Code also separates offenses related to controlled substances formerly classified under state law as narcotics or "restricted dangerous drugs" from offenses related to marijuana. California laws also establish separate offenses related to phencyclidine (PCP) and methamphetamine.

5. www.shouselaw.com › ca › defenseCalifornia Proposition 36: How it Works - Shouse Law Group

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   What is California’s Proposition 36? 1.1. How Prop 36 defines “nonviolent drug offenses” 1.2. Additional crimes exempted from Prop 36. 1.3. Additional restrictions on Proposition 36 eligibility. 1.4 Can I fight my case and still do Prop 36 if I lose? 2. Probation in a California Prop 36 Case. 2.1. Violations of probation or parole. 2.1.1.

6. calmatters.org › justice › 2022California drug courts in peril: Carrots but no stick- CalMatters

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   Jul 5, 2022 · Justice. Carrots but no stick: Participation in California drug courts has plummeted. by Nigel Duara July 5, 2022 Updated July 7, 2022. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock. In summary. Proposition 47 removed the threat of jail time for simple drug possession. Now participation in drug courts is way down.

7. law.justia.com › codes › californiaCA Health & Safety Code § 11590 :: Section 11590 :: 2011 ...

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   For persons convicted of an offense defined in Section 11377, 11378, 11379, or 11380, this subdivision shall apply only to offenses involving controlled substances specified in paragraph (12) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 11055, and to analogs of these substances, as defined in Section 11401.