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WSRE | Connecting The Community | Prison Reform – Governor Scott is proposing an overhaul of the Florida prison system. His proposed reforms would divert more inmates into treatment and education programs. G…

Closer Than You Might Think: Where the UK Can Look for Drug Policy Answers

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The "drug treatment court" model, which offers treatment alternatives to prisons has been successful in places like Scotland but desperately needs to be scaled-up and expanded in other regions. Drug prevention must begin to move from … Efforts to …
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Aurora man who falsely obtained painkillers may be ordered into drug treatment …

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Boehm otherwise faces up to one year in prison on each felony charge, though under Ohio sentencing guidelines for low-level and drug-related felonies, it is more likely that he would face the minimum sentence of probation or local jail time. Boehm, a U …
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