The Social Affairs Ministry Is Aiming to Set Up More Rehabilitation Centers …
The Social Affairs Ministry is aiming to set up more rehabilitation centers …
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The ministry also provides assistance to 103 NGOs in 21 provinces to develop rehab centers for drug users, and another 40 NGOs to record and produce reports on drug abuse in their regions. “For the NGOs that produce drug abuse reports, we provide them …
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Prisons overflowing despite law meant to cut populations
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Debbie Phillips, D-Albany, is that there are too few mental health and addiction programs for the low-level drug offenders who do avoid prison because of the bill. "I do not think the resources are there. One thing that would help would be if we're …
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Dallas County's DIVERT program provides intense supervision in substance …
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
… medal at the Frank Crowley Courts Building last month for graduating from the Dallas DIVERT drug court. The program has gained national acclaim for helping divert people with minor drug offenses away from prison and is nearing its 15th anniversary.
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Prison reform gets mixed reaction
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Drug courts are an alternative that grants drug offenders the opportunity to participate in rehab programs and probation instead of serving jail time. The Lafourche Parish Drug Court's statistics support Duplechin's beliefs. The drug court's number of …
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