These New Yorkers Went to Prison Over and Over. Then This Happened.
These New Yorkers went to prison over and over. Then this happened. – New York State is paying top dollar to imprison people suffering from addiction and mental illness. Is that the best use of taxpayer money? Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI), involving programs like drug treatment and intensive counseling, are both cheaper and more effective at stopping the cycle of crime. Putting ATI in the Governor’s Executive Budget would provide a sustained, stable funding stream to maximize the impact of these cost-effective programs. This video was made in partnership with the ATI-Reentry Coalition of New York.
Correction: People-Cameron Douglas story
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NEW YORK — In a story Dec. 18 about appeals court arguments in the Cameron Douglas drug case, The Associated Press incorrectly quoted Douglas' lawyer, saying he referenced Douglas' father, Michael Douglas, when discussing Cameron Douglas' history of …
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Merck Cholesterol Drug Fails in Study
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Merck filed for FDA approval of a new sleep drug, Suvorexant, billed as promoting sleep with fewer side effects than rivals, late this year, and will apply for approval of osteoporosis treatment Odanacatib in the first half of 2013. Merck, which spent …
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Labs, Washed Away
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Water damage and power failures closed down all three of the New York University teaching hospitals — Bellevue Hospital, Tisch Hospital and the Manhattan V.A. Two months later, they are still not admitting patients, though two are on schedule to begin …
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State fines East Lyme doctor for lapses in care
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McDonald's attorney, Michael D. Neubert, said her problems stem from "an alcohol binge" in 2007 but that she has not used alcohol or drugs since receiving treatment that year. He said state officials in Pennsylvania and New York are considering or have …
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