Jindal Seeks Reforms for Juvenile Justice, Prisons
Jindal seeks reforms for juvenile justice, prisons
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
Discharging them on supervised release would "free up space to lock up people who ought to be in prison." Jindal estimated that about 500 inmates a year could be diverted from prison to drug treatment programs, which he says could save "a couple …
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UPDATED: Ryan Leaf in prison after being booted from drug treatment facility
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
Former C.M. Russell High School football star and NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf is in prison after threatening a program staffer and violating his therapeutic plan at a drug treatment center. Leaf was serving nine months of a five-year sentence at the …
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Burglar gets 4 years after washing out of drug treatment
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
OTTAWA — A former Berwyn woman who drove the getaway car in seven area burglaries in 2010 was kicked off probation and re-sentenced Friday to 4 years in prison. Angelica Galan, 29, pleaded guilty in June 2011 to participating in … At a sentencing …
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The Prison Problem
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
He is determined to help the American public understand how crime is shaped by poverty, addiction, and histories of family violence, in an effort to promote a more humane—and more effective—prison policy. ….. (a contributor to the racial disparity …
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