Georgia's Troubled Effort to Reduce Juvenile Crime

Georgia's troubled effort to reduce juvenile crime

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McDade, a key member of a state panel studying juvenile justice reform in Georgia, says he doesn't oppose rehabilitation programs for violent offenders. But scarce public resources must be spent first, he said, on other young offenders who are more …
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Patients of Oklahoma doctor line up for tests

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Letters began going out Friday to 7,000 patients who had seen Dr. W. Scott Harrington during the past six years, warning them that poor hygiene at his clinics created a public health hazard. The one-page letter said how and where to seek treatment but …
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Positive Impact marks 20 years of fighting HIV through mental health

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The agency launched its substance abuse treatment program after achieving state licensure in December 2008. Leaders felt they needed to fill the void left by the closure of Our Common Welfare, which was the area's only drug treatment program …
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