These New Yorkers Went to Prison Over and Over. Then This Thing Happened.


 

These New Yorkers went to prison over and over. Then this thing happened. – New York State is paying top dollar to imprison people suffering from addiction and mental illness. Is that the best use of taxpayer money? Alternatives to I…

 

Summer Reading About What Ails America and How to Fix It

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Our criminal justice system, including the "war on drugs" is incredibly racist — from the laws themselves to the way that cops, judges, and prison officials interpret and implement them. A huge proportion of our society is comprised of prisoners and …
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Counterfeit Chemo

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11, 2012, Dr. Kincaid pled guilty to receiving misbranded prescription drugs in interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead the state's Medicaid program and other health care purchasers. During the time McLeod Cancer was doing business …
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Twelve Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for

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He had served more than two years in prison. Unlike Karla, Earle was not attending AA meetings … that others “in the rooms” are there voluntarily. “It's like letting a wolf into the sheep's den,” said Dee-Dee Stout, an Emeryville, California alcohol …
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