Gov. Shumlin Proposes Court and Educational Changes to Reduce Recidivism

Gov. Shumlin proposes court and educational changes to reduce recidivism

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According to the Department of Corrections, the rate of young inmates in Vermont's prison dropped from 2,074 in 2003 to 938 in June of 2012 (which was down from 1,079 the year before, and 1,306 in 2010). The Governor announced that Robert Sand, Windsor …
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Lawmakers work to curb prescription drug abuse in Mass.

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With prescription drug abuse on the rise in Massachusetts and across the U.S., officials are grappling with how to combat the epidemic on both a state and local level. Prescription drug abuse has become the nation's fastest growing drug problem …
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New Penn panel to study alcohol and drug use on campus

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Last month, attorneys announced that the parents of a student, 20, who fell to his death after a 2010 fraternity party at Penn would receive more than $ 3 million from the fraternity and a beer distributor in a wrongful-death settlement. David and …
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