California · Penal Code

PEN §8000: The Legislature finds and declares that the existence of live-in alternative to incarceration rehabilitation programs with special focus on substance abusers provide a useful alternative to incarcerat

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The Legislature declares that live-in rehabilitation programs for substance abusers serve as alternatives to incarceration and help persons with drug/alcohol impairments or criminal records reintegrate into employment and society.

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The Legislature finds and declares that the existence of live-in alternative to incarceration rehabilitation programs with special focus on substance abusers provide a useful alternative to incarceration and promotes the resumption of useful lives by persons with impairments caused by drug or alcohol abuse, or persons with criminal records who, because of these impairments, cannot be absorbed into the competitive labor market, or who otherwise have little or no chance of rehabilitation.

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