WSRE | Connecting the Community | Prison Reform

Published March 26, 2013

WSRE | Connecting The Community | Prison Reform – Governor Scott is proposing an overhaul of the Florida prison system. His proposed reforms would divert more inmates into treatment and education programs. G…

Newfane woman removed from treatment program, faces prison

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… removed from treatment program, faces prison. Tweet. options. LOCKPORT – A Newfane woman did not contest her ejection from the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas.
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Critics Again Target Early-Release Prison Program

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Under the system, inmates may earn up to five days a month off of their sentences for good behavior and participation in educational classes, drug treatment and other programs that aim to reduce recidivism. The credits can be revoked if prisoners …
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Yardley man sentenced for 13th DUI

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Calling him “a grave risk to the community,” a Bucks County judge in Doylestown on Monday sentenced a Yardley man to 5 to 10 years in a state prison for his 13th DUI. Judge Wallace Bateman rejected Lawrence Konyves' plea to be permitted to … state …
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