Trena’s Story: Pregnancy Prosecutions in South Carolina


 

Trena’s Story: Pregnancy Prosecutions in South Carolina – A woman from South Carolina tells how she almost had her baby taken from her because of a drug problem. South Carolina ranks as number one state for arresting pregnant women.

 

Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf transferred to prison for bad behavior

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

However, the Tribune learned Thursday that "the Montana Department of Corrections terminated Leaf from the treatment program and placed him in prison after he was found guilty of behavior that violated conditions of his drug treatment placement," Dawn …
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Study suggests tracking ex-cons to ease prison overcrowding

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

A national nonprofit group says West Virginia could save millions of dollars over the next five years – and avoid building a new prison – if it kept closer tabs on inmates once they leave the prison system and increased substance abuse treatment …
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Welfare Drug Tests Sought By New Hampshire GOP

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

Applicants who tested positive for illegal drugs would be blocked from receiving benefits for a year, but would then be allowed to reapply if they could prove successful completion of a substance abuse program. Although this is the first time …
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