Treatment and Rehab for Those in Custody (US vs UK Comparison)

Treatment and Rehab for those in Custody (US vs UK Comparison) – “David” calls in and asks UK Criminologist Mark Gilman about drug treatment in UK prisons. Discussion includes Methadone Maintenance Program. For more inform…

Rock star praises Drug Court's work

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

He was arrested in 2006 while driving in upstate New York and charged with multiple felonies related to his drug use. He was given a choice: spend a year in jail or go through Drug Court. He chose Drug Court, a program that focuses on rehabilitation …
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Young adults in East Iowa are using heroin and dying from it

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“I should have taken a picture and taken it over to ASAC (the Area Substance Abuse Council's treatment program) to show it to those kids,” Jelinek said this week. “ 'Look. This what happens to you: This is my son. I understand addiction. But this is …
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Federal Courts Seek Emergency Funding

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Also on the chopping block is funding for pretrial and probation staffing, which "means less deterrence, detection, and supervision of released felons from prison," Traxler said. Related funding for drug testing, drug treatment and mental health …
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