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INVEST Program Breaks Cycle of Reoffending | Tucson News
Pima County’s INVEST program is rewriting the script on inmate rehabilitation, slashing re-arrests from 27% to just 3% by tackling mental health and addiction head-on—before even thinking about jobs. But behind the success? A sobering reality: 40% of opioid overdose deaths this year involved people released from jail within five years, many never getting treatment while incarcerated. With over 75% of those individuals skipping care due to timing or refusal, the program is now pushing for 24/7 transport to treatment centers—because recovery can’t wait, and the streets don’t pause for rehab…
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