Then the offender would get a visit from me.

"Some offenders get released and give the wrong address," he said.

Traditionally, a first offender in such a case gets a maximum of seven years.

Besides being fined, offenders can get two to eight years in prison.

Often ended with the offenders messing up in some way and getting arrested.

The governor's proposal would allow prosecutors to continue to decide which offenders should get drug treatment instead of prison time.

Only first offenders get the benefit of an indeterminate sentence.

"Eventually, these offenders will get the point that they cannot lay waste to our transportation system."

The program is 12 to 18 months long and offenders get around four hours of treatment per week.

Violent offenders regularly get away with little or no time in custody.