Another View: NH Needs More Sensible Drug Laws, Not a New Prison

Published May 3, 2013

Another View: NH needs more sensible drug laws, not a new prison

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Before we spend $ 38 million for a new prison, we should consider what potentially greater dividends we will reap by investing more money into community corrections. I speak of halfway houses, sober houses, substance abuse treatment centers, day …
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Judge gives last chance for former cookie money thief

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Upon Woods imminent release from jail, she must enter a six-month residential treatment program, followed by two years of probation with a nightly curfew of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and twice-monthly drug tests. Defense attorney Gregg Lerman said Woods will …
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Mexicans urge Obama, Peña Nieto to focus on security

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"They used to treat us like Kabul or like Beirut, but you can't compare," he said. "This doesn't … In an opinion piece in the Washington Post last November, Peña Nieto wrote, "it is a mistake to limit our bilateral relationship to drugs and security …
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