Alaska Therapeutic Community, Part 1

Alaska Therapeutic Community, Part 1 – This is the first of a three-segment video presented by Anchorage NBC affiliate KTUU on the prison-based substance abuse therapeutic community at the Wildwoo…

Prosecutor: Heroin deaths are spiking in Ocean County

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The Prosecutor's mission it not to put addicts behind bars, who Coronato believes need treatment. Rather, the goal is … The Prosecutor said he plans to put drug dealers in jail, and use money confiscated from them to run programs in schools. He said …
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Computer games may help forensic psychiatry patients

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Perhaps surprisingly, Ahmed is also finding anecdotally that many forensic psychiatry patients don't want to stay in a hospital to avoid prison; they want to get better, get on with their lives, and pursue their life goals and valued social roles …
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State Briefs

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Mike Beebe has announced his intent to grant pardons to seven people who were convicted on theft and drug charges. Beebe's office said Thursday that each of the seven have completed all jail time, fulfilled all parole-and-probationary requirements and …
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