Tonight at 11:00- New Drug Recovery Center

Published August 28, 2013

Tonight at 11:00- New Drug Recovery Center – The first program in the country to help drug addicted prisoners is going to be held right here in East Tennessee. What are your thoughts on the program? The…

Brown's 5 million prison plan at odds with Senate Democrats

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Steinberg has said previously that he would like to address the court's population-reduction order by reducing crime through drug treatment programs, mental health care and vocational training. At the Capitol, Brown said the administration is committed …
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Prison Based Corrections for Addicts Must Start With the Addict Inmate

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Mr. Holder also introduced a related set of Justice Department policies that would leave more crimes to state courts to handle, increase the use of drug-treatment programs as alternatives to incarceration, and expand a program of "compassionate release …
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Federal Judge Blasts Justice Department On Drug Sentencing Disparities

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A federal judge in Iowa has sharply criticized the U.S. Department of Justice for creating massive drug sentencing disparities by failing to have a policy, until recently, advising prosecutors on when to double the prison time for …
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