Longer sentences fuel big budget for Michigan prisons

Filed under: drug rehab centers in illinois

Between 1990 and 2005, Illinois reduced its average length of stay by about seven months to 1.7 years. In 2005, it was a year below the national average for time served for violent and drug-related crimes. The Pew report calculated that holding …
Read more on Grand Rapids Business Journal (subscription)

Two get prison in fatal OD of Alton man

Filed under: drug rehab centers in illinois

"These severe federal prison sentences should put drug dealers on notice that they peddle heroin at their own risk, and those risks are considerable," said Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. "My office will …
Read more on Alton Telegraph

Guitarist has survival story

Filed under: drug rehab centers in illinois

For the treatment, Jump had a vein taken from his leg and transplanted into his arm. To enable surgical success, Jump had muscles in … "I figured I'd get an anti-inflammatory drug and that would be it," Shawn said. A clot in his arm was unclogged at …
Read more on Saukvalley