Justice & Redemption

Justice & Redemption – Law enforcement officers say that close to 90 percent of the crime that occurs in our communities can be traced to substance abuse. North Carolina’s Drug Tre…

Dick Scruggs, headed back to prison, says he's found new life

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

When Scruggs was sentenced to prison in mid-2008, Senior U.S. District Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. added a stipulation that he be assigned to a facility with a drug treatment program. Throughout Scruggs' prosecution, it was obvious to anyone who stared …
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Another View: NH needs more sensible drug laws, not a new prison

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Before we spend $ 38 million for a new prison, we should consider what potentially greater dividends we will reap by investing more money into community corrections. I speak of halfway houses, sober houses, substance abuse treatment centers, day …
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Midwifery legalization bill passes

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

The goals are to make punishment more proportional to the crime, force the most serious offenders to serve longer sentences and divert drug addicts and low-level offenders from state prisons to local treatment and supervision programs to reduce recidivism.
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