Relating to substance abuse; requiring the commissioner of corrections to report separate recidivism rates for adult and juvenile facilities with chemically dependent offenders committing new offenses relative to completion of treatment programs; requiring the commissioner to provide substance abuse information to supervising corrections agency for offenders released from prison; requiring periodic independent reviews of prison based substance abuse assessment activities; requiring the commissioner to cooperate with community based corrections agencies for determination of best method to address substance abuse treatment needs of offenders released form prison; requiring the commissioner to keep adequate records regarding inmate participation in substance abuse treatment programs; requiring the commissioner to make recommendations to improve the availability of prison based substance abuse treatment programming and improve post prison release outcomes
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