Prop 5: Do Sick People Deserve Drug Treatment or Jail Time?

Prop 5: Do Sick People Deserve Drug Treatment or Jail Time? – Prop 5: The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act http://www.Prop5Yes.com Proposition 5 will cut state costs. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst estimates …

Indictment: Counselor took bribes, sex for drug treatment referrals

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

A former counselor working for Rockland County has been indicted on 20 felony counts, accused of taking money and sex to help people charged with crimes get early release from drug treatment programs, prosecutors said. Hulen Ginn, 41, of Valley Stream, …
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Police raise stakes on prostitution arrests with never-used felony statute

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

… after daughter treated for overdose. Cindy Shore was booked into the Tulsa Jail on a complaint of distribution of a controlled drug to a minor. … Rather, society should offer housing and treatment services to those selling sex, Farley said. "The …
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House amends prison bill to keep Mineral Wells prison open

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Another amendment that could have possibly justified the purchase of an empty 1,100-bed lockup in Jones County for $ 19.5 million, by ramping up placements of drug-abusers in a special treatment program, was withdrawn and was not voted upon.
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