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.

Infant's death a difficult case for prosecutors

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Judge David W. Lupas sentenced Johnson to 1½ to three years in prison, but allowed her to join a work release program, court records show. She reached the maximum end of her sentence in February. Children and Youth Services became involved with the …
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Prisoners' lawyers challenge care for California's condemned

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In those records, San Quentin's chief of mental health and other state officials point to the creation of a 10-bed special care program at San Quentin this year as evidence that the state is providing adequate treatment. The new program provides … In …
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Heroin at the Shore: Rehab centers struggle to keep up with demand

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It costs $ 49,000 a year to put a drug user in prison, but $ 24,000 for treatment to help them stay clean through an expansion of the state's drug court program, he said. In an effort to reform treatment of nonviolent drug offenders and to broaden their …
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