Teen Mom Amber Portwood Released From Prison Early – Interview

Teen mom Amber Portwood Released from Prison early – Interview – “Teen Mom” star Amber Portwood was just released from an Indiana prison … almost a year-and-a-half after she begged a judge to put her behind bars … and …

Brown Vetoed 'Wiser Choice' in Drug Possession Prosecution with SB 649

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… complete drug treatment, one California Narcotics Officer's Association lobbyist claimed SB 649 would "serve as a disincentive for those entering a drug treatment program." "With the expansion and continuation of state prison system realignment …
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As rehab operators fight to reopen clinics, criminal pasts come to light

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Now, Proshak has a new battle: He is one of at least 35 drug rehabilitation center operators fighting to get their clinics reinstated to the fraud-ridden Drug Medi-Cal program, California's publicly funded drug rehabilitation for the poor. … He …
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Families Of Those Portrayed As "The Worst Of The Worst" Express Their Frustration

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However, he said that drugs "are not only an African American problem; people of all races consume and sell drugs, even though all of the men arrested were African American." He said, "We want to … Other mothers said they were concerned with the …
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