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Calif. prison realignment: Some women are serving more time in custody (photos)

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Some, like Riverside, Orange, San Francisco, and Contra Costa, have utilized jail alternatives like residential drug treatment programs or split sentencing, which allows an offender to serve a portion of their time on probation instead of in jail. Los …
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Colorado's marijuana tax potential attracts new allies in legalization effort

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“There's this premise that marijuana legalization can be a net-net win, spending less money putting people in prison and seeing a tax benefit from the sale of marijuana. Voters are going to … Of that, $ 27.5 million would go to school construction, as …
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Northern Hills Drug Court graduation celebrates program's success

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For Dale, a husband and father of three, sitting in jail, undergoing four inpatient treatment programs and the threat of going back to prison after a fourth DUI weren't enough to keep him sober. His experience with drugs and alcohol started at the age …
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