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Missoula justice of the peace details DUI concerns at City Club Missoula Forum

From her unique vantage on the bench, Missoula Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech has come to several sobering conclusions.

The first: Jail without treatment is not an effective social prescription for dealing with drunken drivers.

The second: Missoula County has no systemwide program in place to effectively deal with adult alcoholics.

The third: Jail will get offenders off the street only for a short while, and when they are released they’ll be back behind the wheel again.

The fourth: Drunken driving is a serious problem in Missoula County that is putting the health and well-being of our community at risk.

Orzech shared her thoughts at City Club Missoula’s http://www.cityclubmissoula.org monthly meeting on Monday, and outlined many other concerns about the difficult and thorny topic.

By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c1cdb27c-5cbd-11df-a840-001cc4c03286.html

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