DOJ looking to expand jail diversion programs
DOJ looking to expand jail diversion programs
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
The state already has nine counties with TAD programs in place, which are designed to provide alternatives to jail and prison sentences for non-violent offenders with drug and alcohol problems. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says those …
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Nichols will retire Oct. 31
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
He's a vocal opponent of the new guidelines that limit penalties for low-level felons and channel first-time offenders into drug treatment programs instead of prison. He believes the changes affect impartiality by judges and undermine the traditional …
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John J. Gilligan | 1921-2013: Governor was a hero to 'left out'
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At Gilligan's direction, the legislature established the state EPA and the Commission on Aging, later to become a cabinet-level agency for senior-citizen programs. The governor also beefed up state treatment programs for drug and alcohol abuse, mental …
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Convicted sex offender accused of violating probation by going to church where …
Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison
The sentence also included probation in which another 15 years of prison time would hang over Howard's head. “Everything indicates … Even Howard's attorney, Lawrence Frier, said at the 1991 hearing that there was a real threat his client would …
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