Report: Closure of Dallas' Dawson State Jail Could Save State $24 Million Per

Report: Closure of Dallas' Dawson State Jail Could Save State Million Per

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… capacity of Dawson — and will likely continue to do so as Texas expands its use of community supervision, treatment programs, and other prison alternatives for nonviolent drug and property offenders, who make up 84 percent of the state jail …
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Collier businessman honored for battle against drugs

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Iliff was clinical director when Hazelden Naples opened in March 2010 before taking a similar job in Texas. Iliff continues the model on which the facility began, as community-based, in which residents in treatment are integrated into the area to …
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Bud Selig calls for tougher drug penalties

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It would be unfair to change the drug-testing rules now that the 2013 program has begun to be implemented." MLB and the union started urine testing with an anonymous survey in 2003 and added penalties in 2004, when a first offense resulted in treatment.
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Pesticide Data Program Shows Little Contamination in 2011

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The PDP sampling and testing program operations are carried out with the support of 13 states: California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. Testing occurs at …
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Army’s new policy shirks responsibility on prescription drug abuse – www.army.mil -This Policy change is a another method of eliminating more soldiers to meet the pentagon drawn down orders – Negligence on the Army’s part has lead to the increase of prescription drug abuse. – This change doesn’t address the cause of the prescription drug use /abuse – The Army is doing anything in its power to cut cost when it comes to taking care of Soldiers and Handing out Narcotics is Cheaper than preforming surgery – Soldiers who suffer from chronic pain take narcotics for months on end and most refuse to enroll themselves into a treatment program because they will be denied use of pain meds that have been keeping them going. while seeking treatment