Ninmann Announces Run for Dodge County Sheriff

Ninmann announces run for Dodge County sheriff

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Among new programs and enhancements under her watch are prescription drug drop box, Coffee with a Cop, formation of the Community Crime Reduction Team, Dodge County Opioid Task Force, treatment alternative diversion program and Cops Against Cancer …
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Substance Abuse Program April 8 in Nearby Albertson

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School officials, law enforcement officers, treatment providers, and community officials will discuss and provide information on how to prevent substance abuse, treatment options that are available, and how parents can help keep drugs out of their …
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15-year sentence for Crown Point burglaries

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… sentence Tuesday for possession of heroin but will get treatment for his addiction while incarcerated. William Fletcher, 31, will serve his time in the addiction treatment unit at the Westville Correctional Center after he completes an 11-month …
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America's Mentally Ill Prisoners Outnumber Hospital Patients, Tenfold

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Forty-five states have embraced some form of this procedure, which can force people to take prescribed medications such as antipsychotic drugs. Only New York mandates that each county establish a program, and this requirement has shown results: …
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