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'Prison party' exposes 'economic apartheid'
“This kind of special treatment for certain offenders who are connected politically, socially, economically or rich… is absolutely nothing new,” CCRM president Golden Miles Bhudu said. Du Preez and Becker were re-arrested on Sunday just days after …
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Residents' joy as bid to extend hours at Durham drug treatment centre dropped
RESIDENTS are delighted after their campaign to prevent a controversial drug and alcohol treatment centre opening late into the evening ended in success. People living in Whinney Hill, Durham City, have been fighting to stop the Centre for Change …
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Pentonville prison's future in doubt after highly critical inspection report
"Nevertheless, it is clear that Pentonville cannot operate as a modern, 21st-century prison without investment in its physical condition, adequate staffing levels to manage its complex population, and effective support from the centre. If these things …
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Cafe next to alcohol rehab centre gets late license
The decision to grant an alcohol license to Metropolis in Preston Road, Brighton, was met with fierce objection from managers of the nearby treatment centre, which houses up to 26 men and women all in the early stages of alcohol recovery. Staff at the …
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Rehab centre helps residents through 'difficult' Christmas and new year
Christmas and new year are renowned for overindulgence, and, for those dealing with substance abuse problems, it can be a dreaded time. Staff and residents at Plymouth's Trevi House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre for women with young …
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Paul Gascoigne back in rehab for alcohol addiction
Last year, Gascoigne was flown out to a rehabilitation centre in the USA, after his former teammates and famous friends – including Ronnie Irani, Gary Lineker, and Piers Morgan – raised over £100,000 to put him on the prestigious Cottonwood clinic …
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Tori Spelling's husband enters rehab for 'intense' sex addiction treatment
"I take full responsibility for my actions and have voluntarily checked myself into a treatment centre to address some health and personal issues.” Tori and Dean have four children together, Liam, six, Stella, five, Hattie, two, and Finn, 16 months. In …
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Darryl Strawberry opening rehab center for drug-addicted athletes
Strawberry hopes that every addict treated at the St. Cloud facility will learn from his very public battle with addiction. The Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center won't just treat addicts. It will also be an outpatient clinic for HPN Neurologic, a …
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