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A recent report from the federal government show investing in prison drug treatment lowers recidivism rates - and saves money. In fact, researchers found prisons saved four dollars for one dollar spent treating substance abuse. In our continuing look at drug treatment in Hawaii prisons, HPR's Ben Markus visited inmates in the women's prison and filed this report.
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A recent report from the federal government show investing in prison drug treatment lowers recidivism rates - and saves money. In fact, researchers found prisons saved four dollars for one dollar spent treating substance abuse. In our continuing look at drug treatment in Hawaii prisons, HPR's Ben Markus visited inmates in the women's prison and filed this report.
