Less Crime Would Fix Jail Problem

Less crime would fix jail problem
Following suit to this act, we could strengthen probation supervision for released offenders, and work to develop programs that offer drug rehabilitation for first-time drug offenders. Not only would this help in our overcrowding, but would also help …
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At Clinics, Tumultuous Lives and Turbulent Care
Deeply in debt, Dr. Clark was reduced to collecting food stamps until Pennsylvania let him return to medicine as a prison doctor in 2003. That same year, after a positive drug test, Dr. Clark entered his third treatment program and promised himself it …
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Man to serve four years for conspiracy in heroin case
The fourth and final co-defendant in a federal heroin case was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison. Jeffrey Tripp, 27 … It was recommended by U.S. Middle District Court that he also be placed in a 500-hour drug treatment program. Tripp …
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Holder, Unbothered by Impeachment Calls, Announces Millions for Helping Ex …
Last week, Holder was in St. Louis lauding the efforts of the Expanding Addicts' Recovery Netork, or Project EARN, a federal drug court project that helps non-violent drug offenders overcome addiction and find work in exchange for reduced prison terms …
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