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The Treatment Court Expansion Act (TCEA): Expand and Modernize Treatment Courts in New York State

Jenni Thurston — May 6, 2025

Treatment Courts act as a way to divert people away from incarceration and toward recovery. The problem is, they all work differently resulting in different levels of success for participants.

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The Cost of Incarceration in NYS: Erie County

Vera Institute of Justice — Apr 13, 2021

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The Erie County Holding Center and Correctional Facility

Rachel Jones — May 2, 2009

The Erie County Holding Center is a maximum security detention center.  The Center is used to house inmates before their trials.  The Erie County Holding Center is located at 40 Delaware, Buffalo New York, 14202.  The Erie County Correctional Facility is a medium security facility, which can house 1,070 inmates.  It holds inmates who have committed a variety of different crimes.  The Correction Facility also houses parole violators for the State of New York.  These …

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