ACT drug and alcohol court steers non-violent substance abusers out of Canberra's jail

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Updated June 15 2019 - 1:17pm, first published June 12 2019 - 12:00am

Non-violent drug and alcohol offenders facing multiple charges that could put them behind bars for up to four years can plead guilty, be eased into a treatment order and avoid jail time under the ACT's proposed new court system.

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Peter Brewer

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