Alternative Sentencing Program for Incarcerated Mothers

Alternative Sentencing Program for Incarcerated Mothers – Chicago, IL: An addicted mother describes being sentenced to a family-based treatment program instead of prison.

Man who disagrees with law sentenced

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Kurtis R. Washington, 22, of Cottage Street, will serve one-and-a-half years in state prison. In November, he … a class D felony. Travis J. Watts, 28, who was a co-defendant in the burglary, was placed in the judicial diversion drug treatment program …
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Matters of record

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Christopher A. Berg, 39, 4671 Lindahl Road, Hermantown, possession of methamphetamine in school/park/public housing zone or drug treatment facility, fined $ 100 and 24 months in prison, time stayed on four years probation with conditions including 180 …
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Admitted burglar gets 'last chance' before jail

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And its severity will depend on how McAllister fares in addiction treatment. On Wednesday, McAllister was released from prison and admitted to the RISE program, which is administered by Phoenix House. RISE stands for Recovery in an Independent, Sober …
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New Study Shows Anti-Choice Policies Leading to Widespread Arrests of and …

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Pregnant women have been held under house arrest and incarcerated in jails and prisons. Pregnant women have been held in locked psychiatric wards, as well as in hospitals and in drug treatment programs under 24-hour guard. They have been forced to …
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