Alternative Sentencing Program for Incarcerated Mothers

Alternative Sentencing Program for Incarcerated Mothers – Chicago, IL: An addicted mother describes being sentenced to a family-based treatment program instead of prison.

SD panel urges reform of criminal justice system

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The 18-member work group, appointed by state leaders from all three branches of government, recommended an expansion of programs that keep drug and alcohol offenders out of prison by placing them in intensive treatment programs. Other proposals …
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Man sentenced in CVS robbery case

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SANTA CRUZ – A 32-year-old Santa Cruz man was sentenced Tuesday to one year in County Jail and one year in a residential drug treatment program for stealing razor blades from a Mission Street drug store, along with drug possession offenses and having …
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