Drug Crimes Cost West Virginia $333 Million: ; Report Estimates State Will Spend $500 Million On Substance Abuse Related Cases by 2017
Charleston Daily Mail › July 10, 2009
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From initial police investigations all the way through parole, crimes linked to drug and alcohol use cost West Virginia nearly $333 million, according to a report released Thursday.
The report, compiled by the Prevention Resource Center for the Gov. Joe Manchin-appointed Partnership to Promote Community Well- Being, tracked costs in the criminal justice system from the 2005 fiscal year through the 2008 fiscal year.See the full content of this document
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Drug Crimes Cost West Virginia $333 Million: ; Report Estimates State Will Spend $500 Million On Substance Abuse Related Cases by 2017
The numbers show ballooning costs, with 11 of 12 entities from the courts to police agencies reporting higher costs in 2008 than in 2005. Based on th...
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