If a person relapses while on probation, should they be sent to jail? A top Massachusetts court tackled this issue last month, unanimously ruling that, yes, a judge can send defendants to jail if they relapse and break the “remain drug-free” condition of probation bestowed on them.
The case at issue involved defendant Julie Eldred, now 30, who had been convicted of larceny for stealing jewelry to support her heroin habit. She was given a year’s probation by a trial judge...
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