The Federal Interagency Reentry Council is an organization that is mentioned many times throughout the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy. So, what is the FIRC? The Federal Interagency Reentry Council was first convened in 2011 to address the problem of offender recidivism in the United States. The council gives the following examples to demonstrate how […]
Drug Control Strategy Decoded: Drug Courts
In April, the presidential administration released its 2012 National Drug Control Strategy. A major theme of the policy was the necessity of reducing the prison population, with a focus on utilizing alternatives to incarceration. The example given in the ‘Strategy’ is the continuation and increased development of drug courts nationwide. A drug court is a […]
