Alaska Therapeutic Community, Part 1

Published June 28, 2013

Alaska Therapeutic Community, Part 1 – This is the first of a three-segment video presented by Anchorage NBC affiliate KTUU on the prison-based substance abuse therapeutic community at the Wildwoo…

Recalibrating Expectations on Labor Camp Reform

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

In four provinces — Liaoning, Jiangsu, Jilin and Hunan- – laojiao camps “have been quietly taking formal steps to transition into compulsory drug treatment centers,” the report says. In Liaoning prisoners confined because of non-drug offenses were …
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Special court helps women leave life on the streets behind

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

She didn't want to be living on the streets or serving prison time — again — so she buckled down and fulfilled every program requirement, including drug treatment and counseling. When Leung handed Hinton her WIN Court certificate of completion, her …
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OJ Simpson's ex says at Clay sentencing hearing sobriety 'at top of list'

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

MOORHEAD – A woman who dated O.J. Simpson after he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife is set to report to jail later today to serve a 34-day sentence for a burglary and drug conviction. By: Emily Welker, INFORUM. MOORHEAD – A woman who dated O.J …
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