HB4093 Drug School Act

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Last year, working in coalition with criminal justice reform organizations, the Civic Action Network played a pivotal role in passing the Drug School Act, formerly known as the SMART Act. However, the General Assembly failed to provide funding for this vital legislation to divert low-level, non-violent drug offenders into treatment alternatives rather than prison. This year, HB4093 would provide $1.9 million dollars to fund the expansion of Cook County's Drug School Across the state.

Some more facts about the Drug School Act:

• The Drug School Act provides intensive treatment and education for low-level non-violent drug offenders.
• The Cook County drug school program has a recidivism rate of only 15% (compared to over 50% for the state generally).
• Illinois spends an estimated $246 million a year to incarcerate adult inmates for non-violent drug offenses, $22,627 per inmate. The Cook County Drug School Program costs only $350 per participant and saves the county over $2 million in prosecutorial costs.

Read the text of the Drug School Act and track its progress here:
HB4093 Drug School Act

Find your legislators and tell them to fund this important program today by co-sponsoring HB4093! http://www.elections.state.il.us/DistrictLocator/SelectSearchType.aspx

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