Proposition 36 in Drug Cases: How It Works
Proposition 36 in Drug Cases: How it Works – More info at http://www.shouselaw.com/proposition-36.html In California law, Proposition 36 is a program that allows people convicted of certain nonviolent d…
White House Aides Defend Obama Budget Proposal
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
The budget also provides $ 40 million to the Department of Justice prison re-entry programs, including substance abuse treatment programs and alternatives to prison. Another $ 90 million is set aside to provide employment services to youth ex-offenders, …
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Sentencings in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court for April 15, 2013
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
Andrew John McCormick, 41, of Kinkaid Street, was sentenced to 45 days in jail, five years of probation, entry into the Drug Treatment Court program, and ordered to pay state fees and restitution for operating/maintaining a methamphetamine lab in …
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Cabell Republicans differ on prison reform bill
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
Miller referenced The Healing Place in Huntington, a residential drug treatment facility for men that was modeled after a program in Kentucky. That's the next step for the state, funding community drug treatment centers instead of prisons, she said …
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Majority of arrests, convictions & prison admissions in the US are for nonviolent drug offenses-other countries remedy w/ treatment programs – by DylanManderlink (Dylan Manderlink)