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21 to three to six months in a residential chemical dependency treatment facility, 24 months community custody and $ 1,600 in fines and fees. A charge of possession of heroin was dismissed. Jared Wesley Easton, 21, Seattle: Pleaded guilty Aug. 19 to …
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Heroin Makes a Comeback

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"Basically, you have a generation of ready-made heroin addicts," said Matthew Barnes, special agent in charge of the DEA's Seattle division. Given the growing supply, dealers have flooded local markets with heroin. … According to data analyzed by the …
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Key Democrats seek to delay Calif. prison order

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That grace period would be designed to give local rehabilitation and drug and mental health treatment programs time to work. Steinberg said such programs, if properly implemented, will lower the crime rate and, by extension, send fewer people to prison.
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