JRI Offers Hope for State's Inmate Overcrowding

JRI offers hope for state's inmate overcrowding

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But such facilities are costly; one estimate is that a single new prison could cost as much as $ 200 million. … In addition, it was recommended the state spend $ 25.5 million during the next five years on substance abuse and addiction treatment for …
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Violent Crime, Drugs Linked

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Members of Congress from West Virginia and East Ohio should do all in their power to ensure federal funding for law enforcement and health programs is targeted at drug abuse. Obviously, more needs to be done to close the many drug pipelines leading …
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Local students' drug activity revealed

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A newly released youth substance abuse survey shows a large percentage of Hernando County's middle- and high-school students continue to use illegal drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine in their lifetimes. … that Florida's students, their …
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A look at mental health funding

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Ridgeview Hospital, a for-profit, 40-bed facility specializes in a dual diagnosis system: treating underlying mental illnesses simultaneously with drug abuse problems. The quaint, one-story … Many other treatment facilities vary between five- to 10 …
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