drug treatment program

Currently in New Jersey, if you're a first-time, non-violent drug offender, you're sent to treatment instead of prison. On our Ask the Governor program Tuesday night, responding to a caller, Gov. Chris Christie put his full support behind the current statute.

New Jersey is in the process of requiring substance abuse treatment to non-violent offenders, but the state's drug and alcohol problem doesn't stop there.

A federal program to head off substance abuse early is coming to the city of Trenton.

A measure that would change the way New Jersey's criminal justice system deals with nonviolent drug offenders is one step closer to becoming law.