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Criminal

Mar. 10, 1999

Sobering Facts

SAN FRANCISCO - Despite assertions from city and law enforcement officials last fall that the criminal justice system could force drunks into treatment, only one of the 18 people charged in 29 arrests has entered treatment through this newest effort to get San Francisco's worst drunks off downtown streets.

By Laura Impellizzeri
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Despite assertions from city and law enforcement officials last fall that the criminal justice system could force drunks into treatment, only one of the 18 people charged in 29 arrests has entered treatment through this newest effort to get San Francisco's worst drunks off downtown ...

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