Virginia Organizing Project Hold Drug Court Forum in Lee County

Virginia Organizing Project Hold Drug Court Forum in Lee County – LEE COUNTY, VA- With local jail costs crippling the Lee County budget, The Virginia Organizing Project held a forum Friday to support the use of drug courts as an alternative to the existing expensive and ineffective justice and treatment system. Advocates from the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service, and treatment communities gathered at the Mountain Empire Community College to educate the public on the benefit of Drug Courts and to encourage state Delegate Terry Kilgore to support the funding of a Drug Court in Lee County. Drug Courts are widely supported among the criminal justice and substance abuse treatment communities as an effective alternative to jail time and probation. Rufus Bryant is a Recovery Coach with Lee County Behavioral Health and is a strong supporter of Drug Courts.

Owensboro Non-Profit Helps Spread the Homeless Needs

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Lanhan and the non-profit, helpsomeone.us, use their musical talents to drum up much-needed funds for suffering area homeless shelters by doing what they do best, playing concert fundraisers very often, like the one held earlier this month at Diamond …
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Transcript: Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse answers reader questions on casinos …

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Thomas: Good Afternon Mayor Morse, Amtrak's Vermonter is poised to once again pass through Holyoke in 2014 and Connecticut is funding a major commuter railroad project between Springfield and New Haven. What are the city's plans for … We recently …
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