Bob Forrest & MusiCares: Rehab or Jail Time

Bob Forrest & MusiCares: Rehab or Jail Time – https://www.musicares.org/ The threat of serving time in the state penitentiary forced Bob Forrest to face the reality of really needing to detox and get cle…

Jails, drugs still the focus

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Jason Pizatella, the governor's legislative director, said Tomblin is ready to provide up to $ 3 million to begin to overhaul the state's substance abuse treatment program. And another $ 500,000 is earmarked to help about 1,000 prison inmates who are …
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Pizza robber pleads guilty, sent to prison

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The stay at the WORTH Center is part of three years of community control which includes a one-year drivers license suspension, 100 hours of community service, a substance abuse treatment program, 30 days in jail, and the payment of fees and court costs.
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Latino Youth Look to Help Address Complexity of Mental Health

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"After about a year I had moved on to more serious drugs and found myself running with the wrong crowd." In Texas, lawmakers are at the center of a national movement to reform the discipline system known as the school-to-prison pipeline. The cause has …
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