Jail vs Rehab for Drug Problems

Jail vs rehab for drug problems – People with drug or alcohol addiction problems are being sent to prison for non-violent crimes rather than rehabilitation centers where their problems would …

Success of 22nd Judicial District Court specialty programs touted at Covington …

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Knight said the largest specialty court program is drug court, which has been in place since 1999 and now has more than 260 clients in three programs in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes. … They're sent to Angola where they participate in an …
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Bank robber gets five-year sentence

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

… for drugs. In addition to a 63-month sentence, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken also ordered Weaver to repay the $ 2,654 he stole. And she ordered him to take part in a drug treatment program in prison and after his release, something Weaver requested.
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