Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME, October 30th, 2007
Like too little jam spread over a giant slice of bread, funds for the Hancock County Deferred Sentencing Project just aren't reaching far enough.
As it is, the court-ordered alternative to prison for drug offenders has been operating on grants, donations and volunteered time since it started more than two years ago.
Ten offenders have graduated from the program, which takes a minimum of one year to complete, and 15 others are now enrolled. It has been so successful that next July the state will take it over as part of its Adult Drug Court, which operates in several other Maine counties.
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