“Graveyard or Prison Yard”

Published February 2, 2013

“Graveyard or Prison Yard” – If not for VVSD’s treatment program, Jim Gaston says he would have ended up in either the graveyard or the prison yard. Now a culinary specialist at VVSD, Jim has fought his way out of more than 30 years of substance abuse. Jim epitomizes what VVSD offers and the dedication of our staff.

Clark County spends to save on inmates

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

… to provide similar services to county jail inmates, including, job training, behavioral change programs and access to mental health and alcohol and drug treatment. He also said municipal court judges will be able to use the programs to augment …
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Drug Offenses, Not Violent Crime, Filling Up Fedeal Prisons

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“A review of the literature on rehabilitative programs (e.g., academic and vocational education, cognitive-behavioral programs, and both community-and prison-based drug treatment) suggests that there are enough scientifically sound evaluations to …
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Claims of poor medical treatment dog Corizon, Louisville jail's health care …

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And James Henson died Feb. 3 of an overdose of oxymorphone and alprazolam, the generic version of anti-anxiety medication Xanax, drugs he took while on a work-release program, according to Bolton. His death was not investigated, according to police.
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