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Measures of incompetency

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Michael Carter
Nov 16, 2023
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Three short years ago, a majority of voters in this state bought into a naïve experiment called Measure 110. Billed as a ‘compassionate’ alternative to incarceration, Measure 110 intended to drive drug addicts into treatment programs instead of jail cells. But as the old saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Unfortunately and predi…

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