No jail in 'affluenza' case: Does sentence lift chances of rehabilitation?
Closing a case that ripped at sensitivities about privilege and punishment, Texas Judge Jean Boyd on Wednesday reaffirmed her decision to send a reckless rich kid, 16-year-old Ethan Couch, to a tony treatment facility instead of to state prison, for …
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No jail in 'affluenza' case: Does sentence lift chances of rehabilitation …
Closing a case that ripped at sensitivities about privilege and punishment, Texas Judge Jean Boyd on Wednesday reaffirmed her decision to send a reckless rich kid, 16-year-old Ethan Couch, to a tony treatment facility instead of to state prison, for …
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Camden sets hearing on zoning change that would allow alcohol treatment …
CAMDEN, Maine — The next step in the long and controversial path to allowing a high-end alcohol rehabilitation center to locate in a residential neighborhood of Camden has been set. The Camden Select Board has scheduled a public hearing — to consider …
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Judge orders Texas teen Ethan Couch to rehab for driving drunk, killing 4
(CNN) — A judge on Wednesday ordered that Ethan Couch — who drove drunk and caused a crash, killing four people and injuring two — go to a lock-down residential treatment facility. State District Judge Jean Boyd had already decided the Texas …
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Kentucky lawmakers discuss their proposed solutions for heroin epidemic …
But a more pressing issue is the need for more treatment beds, Specht said: “The lack of residential treatment in Northern Kentucky is truly a problem." At one point … Since 2010, 52 percent of women treated at the center reported they were addicted …
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Killer Executed Minutes After Supreme Court Lifts Stay
During that interview, Nicklasson recalled a horrific childhood during which his mother, whom he described as a drug-addicted stripper, exposed him to all manner of abuse and once made him fight a Doberman for money. Traumatized and … and drug abuse …
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Sentence given to teen in deadly drunk driving crash spurs backlash
The violent aspect was likely why the 14 year old wasn't accepted into a treatment program, said Jamison Monroe, founder and CEO of Newport Academy in California. "Yes, it's far worse consequences and a far worse outcome for sure [with Ethan Couch …
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Ethan Couch gets no jail time, probation in fatal drunk driving crash
(WFAA/CNN) – Despite the push for a 20-year prison sentence for a Texas teenager who killed four people in a drunk driving crash, family members are horrified that he got just 10 years of probation. Continue reading. Couch will serve no jail time after …
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Attorney General Greg Abbott Incensed By Teen Probation Sentence
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott called the sentence given to the 16-year-old who killed four people while driving drunk outrageous. Abbott spoke to CBS 11?s Joel Thomas about the 10 year probation and treatment at …
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