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Lt. Gov. Brown's plan focuses on treatment of ex-offenders, marijuana …

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Brown also calls in his plan for the adoption of a pre-sentencing diversion program for first-time drug offenders similar to an initiative adopted in California. If the program is completed successfully, charges are dismissed. The plan also voices …
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Gov. Deval Patrick announces reforms to provide re-entry programs for inmates …

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Deval Patrick on Thursday announced several reforms of the criminal justice system aimed at helping inmates reenter society after incarceration and improving treatment for individuals with substance abuse problems by keeping them out of the prison system.
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Samaritans need protection in Virginia

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The new law allows family members or friends of drug users to obtain the drug, and it requires state health agencies to work with substance-abuse programs and law enforcement agencies on giving Naloxone to counteract opiate overdoses. That's a start …
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