County Considers Expanding Drug Treatment Programs
In September, a Superior Court judge told the county it has to expand residential treatment centers to accommodate defendants released under AB 109, a law that orders counties to free non-violent and non-sexual offenders to ease prison overcrowding.
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Prison drug rehab program recommended for woman who attacked disabled …
An Augusta woman who attacked a disabled relative pleaded guilty Friday in Richmond County Superior Court. Judge Michael N. Annis accepted a plea negotiation for Shirley J. White, sentencing her to two years in prison followed by eight years on …
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Prisoners face long wait for drug-rehab services
A troubling byproduct of that crowding, investigators found, was a crushing need for more access to critical rehabilitation programs, some of which serve as pathways to early release. Waiting lists were so long for the bureau's Residential Drug Abuse …
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Sacramento County official rips rehab program for released state prisoners
Since it started receiving lower level offenders from state prisons in October 2011, Sacramento County has been criticized for not spending enough money on rehabilitation, thus perpetuating the cycle of crime. Now the county faces questions about where …
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Study Finds Drug Rehab Could Reduce WV Prison Overcrowding
A new study suggests that West Virginia can reduce prison overcrowding by providing substance abuse treatment to offenders that are on probation or parole. But as the "war on drugs" rages on, not everyone thinks that program would work the way it's …
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