Prison vs. Treatment for Nonviolent Drug Offenders

Published May 10, 2013

Prison vs. Treatment for Nonviolent Drug Offenders – DFNM Democratic Lt Gov Candidate Debate, UNM Law School, Albuquerque NM, March 6, 2010.

Calif. spends big on anti-psychotics

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May 2, 2013 5:41 AM GMTUpdated: 05/01/2013 10:40:22 PM PDT. SACRAMENTO — California's prison mental health system has been spending far more on anti-psychotic drugs than other states with large prison systems, raising questions about whether patients …
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Enron's Skilling may get shorter sentence – USA Today

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Prosecutors agreed not to oppose crediting Skilling for six weeks of home confinement served before he entered prison. They also agreed to defer to prison officials if Skilling seeks participation in a drug-treatment program. Those concessions, plus …
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