Detox changes would force police to jail more intoxicated people

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Detox changes would force police to jail more intoxicated people

Nebraska decriminalized public intoxication in 1979, one of 12 states to do so. That means law enforcement relies on civil protective custody as an alternative to jail. In 22 states, people are still charged with public intoxication and go to a drunk tank in a jail, said a Lancaster County Commissioner,

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