Progress for Maine Jail Funds Could Be in Lockup
Progress for Maine jail funds could be in lockup
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Westrum said Kennebec County's Criminogenic Addiction & Recovery Academy, known as CARA, which addresses substance abuse and helps inmates transition back into society, should be a model replicated throughout the state. Instead, its funding has been …
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Caffeine and kids: A safe mix?
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The effort, which comes amid heated debate over whether energy drinks with stimulants are safe for children, marks the agency's first close look at the world's most popular psychoactive drug since its use in cola was approved in the 1950s. Most healthy …
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Adults embrace kids' play for South Florida foster children in need
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… sung by Emmanuel Oliver, 26, a graduate of foster care who now works for Children's Home Society of Florida in Palm Beach County. He said he and two sisters and two brothers entered the foster care system after their mother succumbed to drug addiction.
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Q&A: Sacramento County's new probation chief faces big challenge
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Still, do you think there is a greater need to provide drug treatment and other rehabilitation? It's vital. Right now, we're not serving enough people. … Drug abuse really fuels a large amount of crime in Sacramento County. (Seale later provided a …
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