GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 848

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Sponsors: Senators Martin of Guilford; Johnson of Cabarrus, Marvin, Parnell, Royall, and Swain.

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Referred to:  Rules.

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April 11, 1989

A JOINT RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PRISONS TO STUDY SUBSTANCE ABUSE EVALUATION TREATMENT AND COUNSELING WITHIN THE PRISON SYSTEM.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
Section 1.  The Special Committee on Prisons as continued by Resolution 8, Session Laws of 1987, shall study:
(1)	The extent to which appropriate treatment and counseling programs exist within our prison system;
(2)	The extent to which appropriate treatment programs and facilities exist outside the prison system (residential and nonresidential, for adults and adolescents);
(3)	How much in additional fiscal resources would be necessary in order to have adequate programs and facilities inside and outside the State prison system;
(4)	The impact – fiscal and otherwise – of requiring a person convicted of a criminal offense (felony or misdemeanor) to be evaluated to determine whether he or she is a drug abuser, if (1) the offense is one in which drugs were involved; or (2) information is presented, during investigation, prosecution or sentencing that would suggest the defendant is a drug abuser;
(5)	The impact, fiscal and otherwise, of requiring a person convicted as described in subdivision (4) of this section – if he or she receives an active sentence in our State system, or is placed on probation under the jurisdiction of the State system, and if it is determined through the evaluation that he is a drug abuser – to be subject to the following conditions:  (1) while incarcerated (and continuing for a period of time following release, if appropriate), he or she must receive appropriate treatment and counseling;  (2)  if there is no active sentence, he or she shall be required to receive appropriate treatment and counseling as a condition of probation;
(6)	Whether conditions set out in subdivision (5) of this section would significantly increase the likelihood that the person will become and remain free of drug abuse; and
(7)	Other related factors and matters.
Sec. 2.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.