Abstract:
Eric Graham played baseball for Apex High School but after graduating in 2007 he turned to stealing DVDs from box stores to sell at pawn shops to support a heroin addiction. After being charged with ten counts of larceny in the past year in Durham, Garner, Raleigh, and Apex, Graham entered the Substance Treatment and Recidivism Reduction (STARR) program. The 30 day program offers therapy options and 12-step programs, a unique program offered only in Durham County Jail, Mecklenburg County Jail, and Buncombe County Detention Center.