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Oct. 28, 2007

Seeing Solutions

Judge Sandra L. McLean, a onetime Army nurse, thinks treatment for drug addiction is the surest way to rehabilitate criminals.

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Butte County Superior Court (Oroville)
By Gary Scott
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      OROVILLE - At the top of each sentencing form, Judge Sandra L. McLean makes a careful note about any drugs involved in the case and any mental health issues suffered by the offender.
      According to her informal study, she estimates that somewhere between 70 percent and 90 percent of the criminals who pass through her courtroom used metham... (continued)

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