Chief Justice Bernette Johnson Gives Her First Address to State Legislature
Chief Justice Bernette Johnson gives her first address to state Legislature
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The state currently operates 48 drug courts that serve 2,779 clients a month. An additional juvenile drug court will be added this month, Johnson noted. Courts provide a combination of treatment, rehabilitation, and educational services. Johnson also …
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Stars ask to help Obama change drug, jail policy
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The group praises the president's efforts toward drug incarceration reform but insists "the time is right" to move toward replacing jail sentences with intervention and rehabilitation for non-violent offenders. The starry group, which also includes …
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Substance Abuse in the North
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Early this year the minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, stated that the medicines in question would now be treated like any other narcotic drugs and would therefore be sold in hospitals only. This is a welcome policy whose implementation …
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Madison Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Drugs Seeks Special Probation
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A 39-page arrest warrant affidavit paints a picture of Houghton, 45, of Madison, as a reckless physician who flouted drug-control laws. Prosecutors say Houghton rarely gave his patients medical care and instead accepted cash and gifts, including free …
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