Sue Your Parole Officer -12-Step Programs Are “religious” Under the First Amendment

Sue your parole officer -12-step programs are “religious” under the First Amendment – The federal Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled. It held that 12-step programs are “religious” under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Compel…

PEARSE McNALLY, Rockland: Addiction should be treated, not punished

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Sentencing an addict to prison with hardened criminals not only harms the addict, but the money spent on prison could be more appropriately used to help fund rehabilitation and education programs. Addiction is a terrible thing. I say this as someone …
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Double whammy: in jail and mentally ill

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Five years after it was established, Chester County Prison's mental health block has increased the prison's ability to address the needs of its seriously mentally ill population, officials there say. “We didn't want to just warehouse them; we wanted to …
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Treatment vs. incarceration

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Governments at all levels should address the problem by establishing and requiring participation of drug-dependent persons in addiction treatment programs, either during imprisonment or in lieu thereof. Even prisoners who have been convicted of violent …
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Manatee and Sarasota women celebrate equity, while focusing on the many who …

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Before the event, many local agencies exhibited some of the work they do and the programs they offer for women. Shingledecker reflected on the struggles she … The trauma of her childhood followed her and led Krista down a path filled with bad …
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