Narcotics research, rehabilitation, and treatment. Hearings, Ninety ...

651have, at least at the present time, with perhaps 18 or 20 programs goingin the State, very close supervision. I, myself, was visit-eel by a neutralfaculty member from another university in the State who examinedthe program. Those programs which have been granted permissionto provide methadone have been very carefully scrutinized and as faras I can tell, this scrutiny will continue.Whether the program is community centered, whether it is sponsoredby a private organization, as at least one in the State is, orunder any other auspices, methadone programs are carefully screened.I can sa}' this because I am also a member of the advisory committeeof the UCLA program, which is a small research program, the LosAngeles County program, and a private program run at a psychiatrichospital in the town of Rosemead.Mr. Wiggins. You spoke a moment ago about the absence of drugprograms in prisons to deal with an addict population which is verylarge in the prisons of California. So far as I know, there is no legalprohibition against using LEAA funds for that. Do you have anyobser\"ation as to why the California Council on Criminal Justicehas not recognized that as a priority in developing its State plan forthe spending of LEAA funds ?Dr. Krajier. The only reason that I can conceive of is that norequest has been made. I think that the CCCJ—^the California Coimcilon Criminal Justice—makes grants only when requests are madeto it for funds. I am not aware that they have gone out and solicitedsuch grants.I think that some of the people in corrections might better be ableto answer that question for you.^Ir. Wiggins. Thank you very much, Doctor, for appearing andtestifying.Chairman Pepper. Mr. Sandman ?Mr. Saxdmax. Doctor, in your State, you have quite an institutionat Corona. Are you familiar with the one there?Dr. Kramer. I was the chief of research there for 3 years.Mr. Saxdmax^. Well, I am sorry, I did not hear you testify onthat.Now, as between whether or not someone who is criminal!}^ committedenters Corona or San Quentin, for example, what is the differencethat is made there ?Dr. Kramer. The difference is sometimes difficult to determine, exceptthat there are certain individuals who, because of excessive criminality,because of a history of violence, because of certain other exclusionaryreasons, are prohibited from entering CRC. Prior to that, itwill depend in part on the judge and in part on the individual himself.Either the judge or the district attorney or the man's attorney or theman himself may make the suggestion that someone who has been convicted,either on a misdemeanor or a felon}-, should be considered forcivil commitment.Mr, Sandman. I am not talking about civil commitment. I am talkingabout criminal commitment. Does it make a difference whether ornot it is a felony ?Dr. Kramer. For someone to go to the addict program ?Mr. Sax^dmax". Can a felon who is also an addict be sentenced toCorona as well as San Quentin?