Salina man sentenced in connection with church break-ins

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Attorney C. Richard Comfort, who represented Shinn, said his client's crimes are all related to his drug addiction or committed under the influence of drugs. He asked the judge to consider probation and inpatient treatment for Shinn instead of a prison …
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House Judiciary passes amended version of Tomblin's prison reform bill

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We also heard that the current drug court program has a 9.4—or 9 percent—I think the data we heard earlier in the session was 9.4 percent recidivism rate. To my knowledge, that is the best rate—the best drug treatment or drug diversion program–I've …
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Chief Justice Bernette Johnson gives her first address to state Legislature

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"Drug courts continue to be the most effective alternative sentencing option in Louisiana," she said. She added that the courts, first established in 1998 to provide treatment options as an alternative to incarceration for drug addicts and alcoholics …
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