A Better Way: Rethinking SB 123 Probationary Drug Treatment in Kansas

There is no denying that drug abuse and addiction have plagued our nation’s criminal justice system. 1 Drugs have not only destroyed the lives of millions of Americans, but have also propagated a host of offenses across the criminal spectrum. 2 Today, an enormous share of inmates across the country report histories of drug use. 3 Kansas inmates are no exception. 4 The Kansas Sentencing Commission reported that Kansans committed more drug crimes 5 in 2012 than any other offense. 6