Drug-impaired driving draws prison term
Drug-impaired driving draws prison term
A judge Monday sentenced a 24-year-old Akron woman to two to six years in state prison for her drug-impaired driving that injured two motorists in Clarence earlier this year.
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Vanderburgh to share federal drug court grant
Vanderburgh County is… Continue reading
Prison drugs policy under fire
Prison drugs policy under fire
A FORMER prison employee has slammed the use of prescription opiates to tackle drug problems in Haverigg Prison.
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Prison drugs policy under fire
A FORMER prison employee has slammed the use of prescription opiates to tackle drug problems in… Continue reading
Does this criminal really deserve 4 years in prison?
Question by Three_Dark_Horses: Does this criminal really deserve 4 years in prison?
I was reading an article on a newspaper about a guy who gotten sentenced to 4 years in prison for 2 counts of burglaries and he committed those burglaries so he could support his meth addiction and… Continue reading
Is there a viable alternative to the current prison system?
Question by Glenn M: Is there a viable alternative to the current prison system?
I live in England. My question has two elemnts.
As far as I can figure, prison is traditionally supposed to be punitive. If you are not prepared to live by widely accepted social standards as… Continue reading
Father asks judge to spare son prison term
Father asks judge to spare son prison term
CORNWALL — After defence and prosecution lawyers suggested sentences for Fowler Thompson -accused of assault, theft, trespassing and more -the man’s father pleaded for the judge to simply send his son home.[…]
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MPs urge ‘serious’ money for mental health to keep ill people out of prison
MPs urge ‘serious’ money for mental health to keep ill people out of prison
OTTAWA – A Commons committee is calling on governments to make a “serious investment” in the mental-health system to prevent the vulnerable from ending up in prison.
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