Samantha Taylor, James Taylor Plead Guilty to Forcing Kids Into Plastic Boxes

Published January 27, 2013

Samantha Taylor, James Taylor Plead Guilty To Forcing Kids Into Plastic Boxes

Filed under: Austin Drug Abuse

There was no indication they had been put in the boxes before, but Jefferson County prosecutor Jeffrey J. Bruzzese said it was part of a cycle of abuse by the parents that included having weights dropped on their feet. Bruzzese said it was apparent …
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Hate crime, murder alleged in Philly basement case

Filed under: Austin Drug Abuse

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A paroled killer targeted mentally disabled adults in a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits, confining them like "zoo animals," forcing some into prostitution and causing the deaths of two victims through abuse and …
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'Project Hope' center from the ground up

Filed under: Austin Drug Abuse

Kids Unlimited last April secured a community development grant for $ 133,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the city of Medford to purchase a building at 533 Austin St., adjacent to the current Kids Unlimited site …
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Joint Commission Urges Safer Use of Opioids in Hospitals

Filed under: Austin Drug Abuse

The focus is on the safe use of opioids prescribed and administered in the inpatient hospital setting, although the alert acknowledges that wider issues of overprescribing and drug abuse also are problematic. The most serious AE … Scott Strassels …
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