Smart Justice for Vets
Smart justice for vets
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Specialty courts, whether they deal with the problems of the mentally ill or addicted, have shown extraordinary success around the country, diverting people from prison and jail into less-costly community treatment and supervision. They offer people …
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The Reality of Federal Drug Sentencing
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By Alex Stamm, ACLU Center for Justice at 4:53pm. Federal drug laws … Robert Byrd, cosponsor of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the reason to attach five- and ten-year mandatory sentences to drug trafficking was to punish “the kingpins—the …
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Holland mother reveals painkiller addiction, Toledo doctor takes stand against …
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In order to curb this kind of prescription drug abuse, by both doctors writing the prescriptions and the patients taking them, both the state of Michigan and Ohio have implemented their own prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP). Both the …
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Wyandotte Parents to Face Child Abuse Charges
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The grandparents confirmed to police that the couple has had a problem with prescription drug abuse for some time. Both children were taken to Children's Hospital of Michigan for treatment and were later released, Grant said. They've since been placed …
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