Inmates Qualify for Federal Drug Program Perk
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District inmates held in federal prisons are now eligible to have a year shaved off their sentences for completing an intensive drug-treatment program.
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Investigators tried to determine Thursday how a former police officer facing drug charges was able to escape with five other inmates from a privately run federal jail near the Mexican border.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier for some immigrants convicted of drug possession under state law to remain in the United States rather than being subject to deportation.
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Highlights of a Jan. 1 law to authorize all state courts to create drug and sobriety courts: -- Defines drug treatment courts as a &quot;court-supervised treatment program for individuals who abuse or are dependent upon any controlled substance or alcohol.
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The state treasurer, suspended after an indictment last week on a cocaine distribution charge, has entered a 30-day rehabilitation program in Arizona, according to a court document filed Thursday.
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People who sell drugs near schools or use children to help them could get tougher  sentences under a new law.
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Kansas joins three other states in a program that makes lower-cost drugs from abroad available to all residents. BY STEVE PAINTER.
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A former drug sales representative wins award, despite judgeâs criticism that he should have brought scheme to light earlier.
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Nonviolent drug offenders diverted to rehabilitation programs under Proposition 36 had higher rates of rearrest than those who remained in the criminal-justice system, a UCLA study released today says.
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Rewards could be offered to people who inform on companies or individuals defrauding the government.
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By Bill Luster, The CJ. Meth is further straining Kentucky and Indiana&#39;s underfunded systems for treating drug addicts and alcoholics, according to state officials, treatment advocates and others.
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Senior citizens and low-wage working Kansans now have access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and Europe through a program announced Tuesday by Gov.
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It&#39;s unconstitutional for Arizona to require time behind bars for drug offenders just because they&#39;d also been charged at some point with a violent crime even if not convicted, a state court ruled.
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AKRON, Ohio - A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers' coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program.
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Drug users in England are to get shopping vouchers if they stay clean as part of a pilot scheme.
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By Sam Hananel and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- From Texas billionaires to Washington lobbyists and to people such as former NBA star Scottie Pippen, it's no secret that wealthy people can get federal farm subsidies.
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New rules will allow the collection of DNA from most people arrested or detained by federal authorities.