Steinberg Unveils Plan to Ease Overcrowding in Prisons, Jails and Emergency Rooms

Steinberg Unveils Plan to Ease Overcrowding in Prisons, Jails and Emergency Rooms – (Sacramento) — In a move to address issues raised from Newtown to Nevada, and soon to be considered by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, State Senate Pres…

2 openings exist on Fayette County Common Pleas bench; 5 try for jobs

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“I would support a drug treatment court as long as it was not for drug dealers, but rather for individuals suffering with addiction that could potentially assist them in rehabilitation and reducing recidivism,” George said. Of the five candidates …
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See which hospitals have highest, lowest prices

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A spokesman for the Illinois Hospital Association, the powerful lobbying group of about 200 member hospitals, cautioned against shopping for care based on charges because a patient's actual out-of-pocket cost depends on his or her health insurance …
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Saudi Arabia Beheads Pakistani National for Smuggling Heroin inside Stomach

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However, despite such stringent punishments for drug trafficking, experts working in the Middle East say that narcotics abuse is a growing problem in the Kingdom. According to a 2010 CNN report, … We have to be very careful about this because there …
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SB CAN recognizes community leaders – Lompoc Record

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Judge Flores will receive the Social Justice Award for his exemplary work, including the Substance Abuse Treatment Court, the high-risk DUI calendar, the Veterans Treatment Court, Mental Health Court, and the domestic violence review calendar. Judge …
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