Longtime Foster Dad Always Saw Kids 'Worth Saving'

Longtime foster dad always saw kids 'worth saving'

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He's seen them off to college, to the Marines — and if things went wrong, to prison, from where they send letters and call him collect. He's one of the few people who will … Finally, at age 32, while climbing a flight of stairs in yet another …
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Ky. to walk away from last private prison, contract with CCA

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Brown and Brislin said inmates currently enrolled in substance abuse programs will either complete the program before being transferred or will be placed in a similar program elsewhere to continue treatment. "One of the major considerations in making …
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Monterey County tracks its probationers

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

The plan would send tens of thousands of lower-level criminals from state prisons to county jails — in the case of Monterey County, an already crowded jail. The policy is supposed to yield cost savings for the state and help it comply with a federal …
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Special Prosecutor Says No Jail For Judge's Druggie Kid

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Special Prosecutor Says No Jail For Judge's Druggie Kid. A June brush with the law right after he got out of prison is going to land the son of former Will County Chief Judge Rodney Lechwar in drug treatment, a special prosecutor said. Posted by Joseph …
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