Save My Son A Mother and a Sheriff Unite to Reclaim the Lives of Addicted Offenders

The U.S. imprisons a higher percentage of its citizens than any country in the world save South Africa, & the vast majority are nonviolent substance abusers who can be rehabilitated. Save My Son is first a policy book about this enormous problem of drug & alcohol addiction as it is manifested in the U.S. criminal justice system. Authors Maralys Wills & Mike Carona have created a thoroughly researched, up-to-date expose of how most crimes in this country are either the direct or indirect result of the criminal's drug or alcohol abuse. They further reveal how the current correctional trend toward longer sentences, fewer prison programs, & very limited access to drug/alcohol treatment guarantees continuation of the massive recidivism rates we currently experience. In addition to the testimony of corrections officials, judges, & law enforcement professionals from across the nation, Wills & Carona weave in the thread of real-life testimony from inmates (and their families) whose lives have been devastated by drugs & alcohol & who desperately need help learning how to become & stay sober in order to have any hope of avoiding a return to life behind bars. Save My Son is not, however, merely a diagnostic book; it is also prescriptive, outlining Sheriff Carona's vision of locked-down mandatory drug & alcohol treatment & job training facilities for nonviolent drug offenders designed to reduce recidivism & reverse the national trends of imprisoning massive numbers of addicts. Key features & benefits: Clearly sets forth evidence favoring treatment in correctional institutions. Presents moving anecdotal testimony that puts a human face on the tragedy of addicts caught in the criminal justice system. Written by a mother who has lost her son behind bars & a prominent county sheriff (who runs the fifth largest jail system in the U.S.) who are trying to save all of our children. Thoroughly researched, up-to-date, well-written. Appeals to a very broad audience: lay persons interested in drug policy, adolescent addiction, & criminal justice policy; treatment, correction, & criminal justice professionals; & parents concerned about their children & drugs/alcohol.Wills, Maralys is the author of 'Save My Son A Mother and a Sheriff Unite to Reclaim the Lives of Addicted Offenders' with ISBN 9781568385549 and ISBN 1568385544.