Women at Risk

Women At Risk – Women At Risk is a nationally-accredited substance abuse and mental health treatment program for women who are at risk of going to jail or prison.

Two to prison after failed rehab

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Baker must also serve an additional 30 days in jail, perform 100 hours of community service, complete a substance abuse treatment program, give up his drivers license for six months and pay fees and court costs. A six-month prison sentence was deferred …
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Inside the minds of Queensland's worst psychopaths

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His rape of two women and a teenage boy in Mackay in 1996, a week after he was released on parole, led to his current four indefinite prison sentences. The procession of experts who have … In 2010, Garland admitted during a sexual offending program …
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Research looks to keep former prisoners from returning to jail

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ISU sociology professors David Peters and Andy Hochstetler have found treatment programs designed to reduce Iowa's recidivism rate are working for many former inmates. But, Peters notes the treatment programs in place have proven much more effective …
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