"We must work together to get non-violent drug offenders out of jail and into treatment programs, where they belong."
-Governor Robert Ehrlich, in his inaugural speech, January, 2003

The Partnership for Treatment Not Incarceration is the first of its kind in Maryland - a multi-year, multi-faceted, state-based campaign to reduce Maryland's over-reliance on incarceration by diverting non-violent offenders from prison and using the resulting costs-savings to adequately resource those community-based treatment services that have proven to be more effective at changing criminal behavior and reducing recidivism.

September 19, 2006:

Justice Policy Institute Releases New Report:

Progress and Challenges: An analysis of drug treatment and imprisonment in Maryland from 2000-2005

Our partner organizations:

• Justice Policy Institute
• Drug Policy Alliance

Justice Maryland is proud to be a part of this effort and looks forward to taking the lead in building a movement that will forever change, for the better, the way Maryland responds to its non-violent offenders, particularly those who struggle with substance abuse problems.

For more information on the Partnership for Treatment Not Incarceration and how you can be involved, please visit our website, www.treatnotjail.org.