Frank Denton: Melissa Ann Jernigan the face of a broken system
A 2010 study by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriffs' Association estimated that 40 percent of the seriously mentally ill have been in jail or prison at least once in their lives. Florida has almost five times more seriously mentally …
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Another View: A class war
A week at a state drug treatment center costs $ 123. Our less than compassionate conservatives can't get this in … The then congressman was under the impression that with some inpatient treatment and prayer, he would become “a better man for southwest …
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Woman fights homelessness and addiction with the help of Trenton Rescue …
Her ex-husband suggested a Christian women's recovery center in Georgia. With not much else to lose, Wile left New Jersey in July 2012 for a three-month experience she describes as “the best thing I ever did,” she said. “I am a woman of faith. I just …
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