Far From Home
(Federal prisoners are not included in the report.) The farthest move: prisoners from Hawaii who are incarcerated in Arizona. Inmates describe being awakened in the middle of the night and loaded onto buses … The GEO Group, formerly Wackenhut …
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How bureaucrats thwart compassionate release of elderly and terminally ill …
At the federal prison camp in Phoenix, Arizona, she saw her children every week, completed a parenting class, took college courses, and graduated from a drug rehab program. The assistant U.S. attorney who tried Barnes' case said she believed it was “a …
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Homeless female vets' families to get a new place of refuge
Last year, 133 Arizona agencies received $ 2.74 million to help at-risk children and families, improve educational skills, aid victims of domestic violence, and serve the elderly. Since 1993, more than $ 51million have been distributed through … “It …
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Northbound Treatment Services Now Offers College Courses Alongside …
Northbound Treatment Services, the Southern California based addiction treatment facility and detox center, is offering college courses combined with addiction treatment through the Northbound Academy. This unique program is designed to give young …
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Addiction treatment center gets new home
The new program includes intensive outpatient treatment, a 24-week recovery program and individual and family sessions. The Addiction Recovery Center has also developed its own addiction curriculum for Native American clients. Jason James, an adult …
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Actor Martin Sheen helps Tulsa addiction treatment center at fundraiser
On Wednesday, Sheen makes a return trip to the 12 & 12 addiction treatment and recovery center that his friend helped establish more than 30 years ago. "Addiction … "The importance of treatment and recovery programs is hard to overstate. It impacts …
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