WSRE | Connecting The Community | Prison Reform – Governor Scott is proposing an overhaul of the Florida prison system. His proposed reforms would divert more inmates into treatment and education programs. Guests on the discussion panel include former circuit judge Kim Skievaski, the only person in Northwest Florida who has worked as a prosecutor, judge and defense attorney; Susan Watson, ACLU NW Florida Regional Office Director; Connie Bookman, founder and executive director of Pathways for Change – a long term alcohol and drug treatment program that boasts a 92% success rate; and Dr. Richard Hough, instructor at the UWF department of justice studies.

Avoiding Guantanamo on the Molonglo

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Let's hope ACT Human Rights Commissioner Helen Watchirs has better luck with the needle exchange program likely to begin soon, despite opposition from prison officers. As Watchirs sees it: "To deny … Illegal drugs are, of course, illegal, even if …
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Locked Out of Jobs, Formerly Incarcerated Struggle to Reintegrate

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Locked Out of Jobs, Formerly Incarcerated Struggle to Reintegrate. By Michelle Chen. To help the recently incarcerated overcome hiring bias, programs such as the Center for Employment Opportunities assemble them into work crews, paid at fair rates …
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Hatfield man gets prison time for drug activity

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… the case, said Wallace is eligible for the state Department of Corrections' Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive program, which allows defendants to reduce their minimum prison stays if they successfully complete prison counseling and treatment …
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Conservatives are leading on prison reform

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Many Americans might be forgiven for thinking that, just as liberals often have a program for every problem, conservatives have a prison for every problem. However, conservative criminal … Research shows that strategies such as drug courts, the …
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