Harsh US Drug Laws to Change, Says Eric Holder

Published February 23, 2014

Harsh US Drug Laws To Change, Says Eric Holder – “With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice syst…

Two decades of prison time for 2012 robbery

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

She accepted a five- to seven-year prison sentence and $ 415 in financial penalties in January 2013. Tori Phillips is currently asking for a reduction in her sentence, in part to get into a prison substance abuse treatment program more quickly. “I am …
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Pros, cons of college inmate program weighed

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Peter Young worked as a prison chaplain at the Albany County Jail for 18 years and the Mt. McGregor Correctional Facility in Moreau for 15 years. He founded the alcohol and substance abuse treatment program within the New York State Department of …
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