Prison vs. Treatment for Nonviolent Drug Offenders

Published October 17, 2013

Prison vs. Treatment for Nonviolent Drug Offenders – DFNM Democratic Lt Gov Candidate Debate, UNM Law School, Albuquerque NM, March 6, 2010.

Ex-police chief sentenced to six years

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

"Having an addiction is not a crime," Jones said. "But spreading that misery around is." Roberts, 54, was allowed to return home to finish an ongoing drug treatment program and has 60 days to report to a federal prison. Roberts is the latest Southwest …
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Ignoring Canada's Homelessness Won't Make It Go Away

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Therefore, it seems logical to have a wealth of programs set up geared toward these individuals. But we don't. I work in the Nation's Capital for one of the only agencies in the entire region that will accept clients from jail or prison into an …
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Man gets prison for assaulting woman

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Manlove said she was willing to go along with it until Resler violated his bond by not reporting for drug testing and getting arrested. She argued for a nine- to 10-year prison sentence because of the nature of the crime, the bond violation and …
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