East Palo Alto Prisoner Re-Entry Program Faces Turning Point

Published November 23, 2013

East Palo Alto prisoner re-entry program faces turning point
Cabrera's case is a model for how the program should work. It's designed to get prisoners coming out of the system back on their feet by providing job training, transitional housing, substance-abuse treatment, support groups and help formulating a plan … Read more on Palo Alto Online

Campaign addiction
John Kasich's Healthy Ohio office, says the state is piloting a medication-assisted treatment program with some drug courts. Ohioans must understand, if only through the testimony of others, how hard it is to overcome an opiate addiction. The misery of … Read more on Toledo Blade

New grant-funded center helps veterans of all eras
CHICO — Whether they served during World War II, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, or those in-between, veterans can get help at Chico's Veterans Resource Center. The center … Problems veterans face range from drug/alcohol addiction, weight control … Read more on Enterprise-Record

Wisconsin Reflects National Trend of Incarcerating More Black Men, For Longer …
Money for programming, such as education, vocational training, and substance abuse treatment and counseling, becomes even more limited. For example, Mauer says the "war on drugs" has created a two-tiered system of dealing with crime. As policing of … Read more on WUWM