Context. Look at the context of the statement. The part about his trouble with drug abuse seems to be there as an explanation of the mention of a treatment program.
He used drugs while out on parole. Hell, he used drugs in prison! Look it up, his revolving-door release was delayed one time b/c of that.
As for his sterling employment record with Mr. Mitchell, he had worked for the nursery for a grand total of what? How much time is it from May (I think it was May 15?) to June 14? A whole month? Even most losers I've seen in criminal court can hold on to a job that long. Mr. Mitchell is clearly a compassionate soul who truly believes that a guy can be completely rehabilitated after numerous go-rounds in jail. Bless Mr. Mitchell's kind heart for this, we are lucky to have such goodhearted people.
If you believe Ricci didn't use drugs while out on parole, you would probably hire Madelyne Toogood as a nanny, or hire her husband, Mr. Nobody-Knows-His-Name to do the roof.
Ricci -- who once shot and wounded a police officer during a burglary -- has spent much of the past 30 years behind bars. Since his first adult conviction for burglary in 1972, he has been convicted of theft, escape from custody, aggravated robbery and attempted murder.
He has escaped or absconded from Utah State Prison twice, the first time in 1978, when he failed to return from a home visit during Easter weekend; and again in 1983, when he subsequently fired a sawed-off shotgun at an officer who interrupted him during the burglary of a Salt Lake City drug store, according to Salt Lake Tribune news stories from the time.
If you believe Ricci didn't use drugs while out on parole, you would probably hire Madelyne Toogood as a nanny, or hire her husband, Mr. Nobody-Knows-His-Name to do the roof.
ROFLMBO!!!