For California Prison Realignment Hype, Scary Tales Deserve Skepticism
For California Prison Realignment Hype, Scary Tales Deserve Skepticism
Filed under: state funded drug rehab
One major reason for this crisis is that a number of counties were over-relying on the state system by sending thousands of lower-level property and drug offenders to prison. California's legislature and governor had no choice but to cut prisoner numbers.
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Could cannabis revitalize the economy?
Filed under: state funded drug rehab
In 1971 President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs, and U.S. taxpayers have been funding the campaign for more than 40 years. According to the Associated … for drug-related offenses. On Election Day, six states had marijuana-related referendums …
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Treatment funding gone, Lincoln man returned to psych hospital
Filed under: state funded drug rehab
LINCOLN (AP) — A Lincoln man judged insane after killing his cousin in 2001 was returned to a state psychiatric hospital this week because funding for his treatment had ended, his lawyer said in court papers. Brandon Irland spent the past year in the …
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