Jail Alternatives in Riverside County
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Lack of funding prompts end to Black Hawk County's drug court
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
"They're not going to have that structure, and that structure is the key," said Betz, who has served time in prison and took part in other treatment programs. He said he chose drug court over going back behind bars — he was facing up to 49 years …
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Katherine Ambrose: Seeking mentors for veterans in need
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
The hope is that fines or a jail sentence will deter an individual from re-offending. … Participants are mandated to attend treatment, community AA/NA, submit to drug and alcohol testing, as well as follow other strict rules of the program. A “team …
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Jubinville: Judges must understand drug abuse
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
That's money that can be, and should be, spent on treatment programs, not prisons. There is no shortage of professionally conducted studies that classify addiction as a medical disease, an illness that can, and should be, treated with the same kind of …
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