Study: More young jail inmates using prescription painkillers
Study: More young jail inmates using prescription painkillers
Filed under: meth amphetamine abuse
The youngest men booked into the Hennepin County Jail are increasingly testing positive for prescription painkillers, while there's a drop in cocaine and methamphetamine use, according to a new federal study. This year's study by the Arrestee… Continue reading
139 Federal Inmates From DC Could Benefit From Crack Cocaine Law
139 Federal Inmates From DC Could Benefit From Crack Cocaine Law
Filed under: effects of smoking crack cocaine
And mandatory minimums will also be reduced—the law ups the amount of crack a person must have on them before the five-year minimum goes into effect. Advocates of the Fair Sentencing Act… Continue reading
Inmates: We were forced to be naked 12 hours
Inmates: We were forced to be naked 12 hours
Inmates: We were forced to be naked 12 hours
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CF man sent to prison for making meth
MADISON – A Chippewa Falls man who authorities say involved other people in the making of methamphetamine was sentenced… Continue reading
For former inmates, mentors make a difference
For former inmates, mentors make a difference
Most programs that try to prevent released inmates from going back to prison involve probation offices, job-training classes and counseling visits. But on Wednesday night at the Broad Street offices of OpenDoors this month, it was pizza, backgammon and a book club.
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FloriDUH: Why do prison inmates love honey buns so much?
FloriDUH: Why do prison inmates love honey buns so much?
In prison, honey buns substitute for currency and sell more than tobacco, envelopes and Coke.
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Gary woman glad to be ‘back home’
“I am not going to die; I’m going home like a shooting star.” —… Continue reading
Inmates go on the rampage as New Year riot breaks out at open prison on the stroke of midnight
Inmates go on the rampage as New Year riot breaks out at open prison on the stroke of midnight
There was chaos at Ford Prison in West Sussex after inmates, angry at being asked to have breathalyser tests for contraband alcohol, torched buildings.
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