Aids Epidemic in Indonesian Jails — 18 April 2008
Aids epidemic in Indonesian jails — 18 April 2008 – Indonesia’s policy of sending drug users to prisons instead of rehabilitation centres has resulted in about 70 per cent of inmates reportedly dying of AIDS-related illness mainly spread through the sharing of dirty needles by drug users.
Statehouse Beat: Make or break session for Tomblin
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… directly or indirectly — because of substance and/or alcohol abuse, it's a no-brainer, as the CSG pointed out, that it is essential there be community-based substance abuse treatment programs provided to these individuals upon their release from …
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Judge says drug courts offer offenders chance to change
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Instead, McCarville has overseen the creation of a special drug court to provide intensive supervision and treatment for a small number of drug offenders who might otherwise be in prison. While the Reno County drug … The city and Reno County have …
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Lebanon man ordered to drug rehab program
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Judge John Tylwalk gave Marsh a final chance Wednesday to straighten out his life, when he sentenced the 54-year-old Lebanon man to the Crossroads rehabilitation program, where Marsh will spend 22 months in in-patient treatment followed by a year on …
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