Ryan Leaf Fails Treatment, Sent to Prison After Threats

Ryan Leaf Fails Treatment, Sent to Prison after Threats – Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been moved from a drug treatment center to the Montana State Prison for threatening a staff member and violating his tre…

Painful payment for Afghan debt: a daughter, 6

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That is the amount Mohammad borrowed over the course of a year to pay for hospital treatment for his wife and medical care for some of his nine children – including Janan, 3, who later froze to death in bitter winter weather because the family could …
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In Oklahoma, an alternative to prison for nonviolent women

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"Their trauma started very early in life," she said, adding that "it's very difficult to access substance abuse treatment unless you have money." The foundation has provided key funding for an alternative prison program called Women in Recovery that …
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Release of nonviolent drug offenders proposed

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To be eligible for release, an offender would need to have committed the crime as a result of drug addiction; served at least 36 months or one-half of their sentence; completed a chemical dependency treatment program while in prison; have not …
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