Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (05/03/2013)

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (05/03/2013)

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Colorado's House passed a pretrial diversion program for adults (HB 1156) and a bill to reduce the punishment for theft (HB 1160); both bills are now before the Senate. For more … West Virginia enacted SB 371, which will increase post-release …
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Stories planned for the Monday, May 6, 2013, Herald-Whig

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VEHICLE TAXES-ANALYSIS: Denied twice by gubernatorial vetoes, Missouri lawmakers are hoping for success on their third attempt to reinstate local taxes on cars, trucks and boats bought from out-of-state dealers or through person-to-person sales. … An …
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Paving path to fresh start: Services hub planned for recently released inmates

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“Without those, you either have to have a rock-solid mental attitude – which is rare – or you're going to find yourself in the streets,” said Hobson, now chief operating officer of Crossroads of Delaware, an adolescent substance-abuse treatment service …
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