I can't believe June is just right around the corner. Life is flying by.
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I encourage you to strongly consider Lance Abbott for District Attorney on June 1st in the Republican Primary.
Lance Abbott strongly advocates for bringing a pre-trial diversion program to Lee County for first-time offenders. This program diverts minor drug offenses away from the more serious violent crimes and provides rehabilitative efforts for defendants with drug abuse problems rather than continuing to overcrowd the prisons. Statistics show that since 1973 the inmate population of the Department of Corrections has increased more than 300 percent in Alabama as a result of drug offenses. The continuous overcrowding of the prison system has a direct impact on sentencing guidelines. District Attorneys must stand for “truth in sentencing” ensuring that a violent criminal offender is not paroled early because the Department of Corrections had to make room for minor drug offenders. Pretrial diversion programs are currently operating successfully in all of the surrounding border counties such as: Tallapoosa, Chambers, Randolph , and Macon . These individuals need a second chance at life and the opportunity of rehabilitation.
Finally, the program is paid for by the defendant, not by tax-payers.
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