Jail Program Helping Rehab Repeat Offenders
Jail program helping rehab repeat offenders – The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is trying to reduce overcrowding in the county jail by helping inmates kick their drug habits and finding them new jobs. …
Sentencings in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court for Oct. 28, 2013
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
Monica Marie Watkins, 29, of Sherwood Avenue, was sentenced to two months in jail, two years of probation, entry into the Drug Treatment Court Program and ordered to pay state fees for possession of less than 25 grams of a controlled substance in …
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Drug court to expand in Pinellas, Pasco with prison diversion program
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The new prison diversion option — expected to start screening in December and launch in January — would broaden the program to include nonviolent offenders with substance abuse issues who might be sent to prison under state guidelines. It would now …
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WISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Somerset man found dead in Apple River
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
The second proposal would add more slots for minorities in Dane County's drug court, which lets offenders be in monitored rehab programs instead of jail. The Wisconsin State Journal says both programs have been considered for several months. They're …
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Drug Court coming soon to Washington County
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The Drug Court Treatment Act of 2003 was approved by the General Assembly in an effort to reduce the use of jail and prison beds and other correctional services by non-violent, chemically dependent offenders by diverting them into rehabilitative programs.
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