Virginia Organizing Project Hold Drug Court Forum in Lee County
Virginia Organizing Project Hold Drug Court Forum in Lee County – LEE COUNTY, VA- With local jail costs crippling the Lee County budget, The Virginia Organizing Project held a forum Friday to support the use of drug courts as an alternative to the existing expensive and ineffective justice and treatment system. Advocates from the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service, and treatment communities gathered at the Mountain Empire Community College to educate the public on the benefit of Drug Courts and to encourage state Delegate Terry Kilgore to support the funding of a Drug Court in Lee County. Drug Courts are widely supported among the criminal justice and substance abuse treatment communities as an effective alternative to jail time and probation. Rufus Bryant is a Recovery Coach with Lee County Behavioral Health and is a strong supporter of Drug Courts.
Safe at home Feds, states take steps to prevent home-care crime
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Hinsdale School Board votes to continue supporting after-school program
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The e-mail states O'Malley was told Schill called a 21st Century grant director in Concord and both asked questions about HASP and expressed opinions about it. … O'Malley explained HASP is federally funded through a 21st Century grant that is set to …
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Austere Budgets Are the New Normal
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Between 2008 and 2012, the general fund share of the judicial budget dropped from 56 percent to 20 percent, according to the Legislative Analyst's Office, while the state cut or borrowed more than $ 1.2 billion from the branch. … Brian Kabateck, a Los …
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