Editorial: Cumberland County Trying to Be 'Smart on Crime'

Editorial: Cumberland County trying to be 'smart on crime'

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

This was a nationwide problem that forced some states to grant early release to some inmates in order to make room for the incoming population, whose numbers were swelled by low-level drug offenders and other nonviolent types caught up in the …
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A Senior Moment: Helping the homeless in Chico

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

The shelter works to connect each guest to services such as mental health counseling, drug rehabilitation, or job placement that will be of most help, but partner services have also been impacted by the economy. Wait times are longer, requiring a …
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Study Finds Drug Rehab Could Reduce WV Prison Overcrowding

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

All 10 of the state's regional jails have more inmates than what they were meant to hold and some researchers say our state's drug problem plays a major role. … Probation and parole programs don't have the funds for any substance abuse services. Our …
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Probe of priest's nonprofit explores state connection

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

Records show that Bassat served time in state prison in the late 1980s for a drug conviction in New York City. He entered one of Young's programs after leaving prison and, like many others who signed on to the rehabilitation program, went on to work …
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