U.S. Waives Mandatory Sentences for Low-Level Drug Offenders

Published October 14, 2013

U.S. waives mandatory sentences for low-level drug offenders – The Obama administration is calling for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would cut back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug…

Stigmatized No Longer: The End of HIV Segretation in Alabama Prisons

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Those prisoners with substance abuse problems will no longer be excluded from Department of Corrections' residential drug treatment programs. Otherwise qualified prisoners with HIV will be able to participate in the Department's many trade school …
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“Incentive to Scrutinize”

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

While the treatment and waged status of prisoners is no doubt low on the public list of priorities in these austere times, when even many law-abiding citizens are feeling the effects of government cutbacks, this issue is one that deserves attention and …
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