Ex Gov. McGreevey Starts New Job as Director of Jersey City Jobs Commission

Published September 10, 2013

Ex Gov. McGreevey starts new job as director of Jersey City jobs commission

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McGreevey, 55, will make $ 110,000 annually as executive director of the Jersey City Employment & Training Program, a group that administers the city's employment program. McGreevey will also help implement a prisoner re-entry program that Mayor Steve …
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Kathleen Vinehout: Let's work together to end addiction

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More than 75 percent of women in Wisconsin prisons are mentally ill. The solution lies in correctly diagnosing and treating the addiction and preventing further crime. Treatment Alternative Diversion programs include drug and alcohol court, day …
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California Prison Policy Bucks National Push For Sentencing Reform

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A far better response, they argue, would be to reduce sentences for nonviolent drug offenses and to provide more funding for alternatives to incarceration, like drug treatment and reentry programs. "He's not tackling sentencing reform in any meaningful …
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