U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Backs Calls for Reduced Drug Sentences

Published March 13, 2014

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder backs calls for reduced drug sentences
The initiative focuses on crime diversion programs, as well as more advanced drug and veteran courts, as well as attempting to draft new criminal charges for low-level drug offenders that do not trigger mandatory federal prison sentences – which clog …
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In taking on its heroin crisis, Vermont shoots itself in the foot
The state's 2013 fiscal year budget for its overall Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment program is $ 29 million. Last month, Shumlin approved an additional $ 200,000. The governor signed that budget adjustment bill at the Howard Center in South Burlington, …
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SLEEP study in children
Set limits on their free time and have frequent conversations about the consequences of drugs. If drug use is discovered, the first step may be to a short-term rehab program. If a teen is heavily involved in drugs, this could be followed by a longer …
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