Alabama lawmakers raise concerns about accessibility to treatment programs behind bars

Alabama lawmakers want to know why some of the state's inmate education programs have lengthy wait times and are difficult ...

Rehabilitation service delays in Alabama prisons draw criticism from lawmakers

Legislators told an Alabama Department of Corrections official Wednesday that they were concerned by reports that inmates ...
Davis Vanguard

Kids in Juvenile Systems Lack Access to Drug Treatment

Adolescents in the US face significant barriers to accessing effective drug treatment, with only 31% of children ages 12-17 ...

From jail detox to treatment centers: How Cuyahoga County is spending opioid settlement dollars

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Bryan Kubit entered the Cuyahoga County jail last summer, he expected it to lead to a familiar cycle ...
Yahoo

Man seeks prison release, home detention and addiction treatment in OWI death case

How much time in prison is enough to compensate for the loss of a life, to bring justice for loved ones left behind and accountability to the person responsible? That was at the heart of a July 24 ...
The Denver Post

Colorado prison backlogs for sex offender rehabilitation lead to missed parole dates, others getting out without treatment

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Colorado lawmakers overhauled the state’s system of sentencing and monitoring sex offenders in 1998, supporters described the lifetime supervision ...
KELOLAND News

Treatment courts help reduce South Dakota’s prison population

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. PIERRE, S.D. – As much as lawmakers debated whether South Dakota ...