New Substance Abuse Program Helps Rehab Female Offenders

New Substance Abuse Program Helps Rehab Female Offenders – CDCR launched a new “Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Treatment” Program this year for women at the Leo Chesney Community Correctional Facility. These were the first 200 positions of 2000 that are being placed across California. www.cdcr.ca.gov

Report: Drug treatment has vast effect on reoffending

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That change targeted some offenders for particular in-prison programs and also cut down on the number of parolees returning to prison for less serious parole violations. CDCR's analysis showed that those who participated in drug treatment programs …
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Probation for Atwater man who made meth

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Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow recently ordered Daniel R. Workman, 31, of 5622 Unger Road, to attend the Northeast Ohio Community Alternative Program in Warren, an inpatient drug treatment program for convicted felons. He also levied a $ 5 …
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Drug Treatment in Prison: Orientation

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Prisoners who qualify for the Bureau of Prisons' Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) can get up to a year off their sentence for completing the 500-hour, 10 month-long course. Upon admission, each prisoner is given an orientation handbook to …
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