In Oklahoma, an Alternative to Prison for Nonviolent Women

Published March 30, 2013

In Oklahoma, an alternative to prison for nonviolent women

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"Their trauma started very early in life," she said, adding that "it's very difficult to access substance abuse treatment unless you have money." The foundation has provided key funding for an alternative prison program called Women in Recovery that …
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Spree blamed on drug relapse

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… he said he feels "calm in a way" as he heads into prison. O'Connor, who violated the conditions of his Albany County Drug Court program, pleaded guilty in January to attempted first-degree robbery. … "While treatment is often the best course for …
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Bryan Stevenson on Evening the Odds in American Justice

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What Gideon did was basically say that our constitution requires that we treat people equally when their life and when their liberty is at risk. And it changed the way we thought about counsel for the … BRYAN STEVENSON: Well, the war on drugs has …
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