Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa visits Waiawa Prison – Hollywood actor and star of ‘Balls of Fury’ and ‘Street Fighter’, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa visited 200 inmates at the Waiawa Correctional Facility in Honolulu Hawaii. Tagawa’s visit was a treat for graduates of ‘Kashbox’ Drug Treatment Program. Photographer: Jacob Unger Editor: Jacob Unger Reporter: Kristine Uyeno Original Air-Date: 10-05-07

Applaud more treatment, fewer trips to prison

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But if successful, the group's plan could save twice that amount by keeping more people off drugs and alcohol and out of prison. This is just the latest call for more treatment for substance abuse and mental illness. And there's long been an easy place …
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Claiming Xanax addiction, ex-Yonkers councilwoman in corruption case seeks …

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YONKERS, New York — A former Yonkers city councilwoman convicted of corruption is pressing to start her time behind bars in a drug treatment program. But prosecutors say she may just be malingering. Federal prosecutors said in court papers Friday that …
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Locked up: Groups advocate for reduced prison population with treatment …

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Locked up: Groups advocate for reduced prison population with treatment programs for non-violent inmates. EAU CLAIRE, Wis. … A new study calls for $ 75 million of the corrections budget to be spent on inmates with drug and alcohol problems. On Tuesday …
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