Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (04/26/2013)

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (04/26/2013)

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By Alex Stamm, ACLU Center for Justice at 4:17pm. Today, the U.S. has the highest … According to testimony on the bill, there were about 2,600 people admitted to Georgia prisons for drug trafficking in 2012. Only 129 of those had no prior criminal …
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Iris Scans Seen Shrinking Billion Medical Data Breach

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While ensuring the right person gets the right treatment is the main reason for buying biometrics, hospitals and patients see another benefit: reducing the risk of data breaches that can lead to identity theft. “It's a form of … That can lead to …
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Dalton doctor uses stem cells to save man's foot from flesh-eating virus (with

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And that choice placed Rice at the center of a could-it-be-true story featuring a small-town doctor and a big-league medical advancement rarely seen at even the most elite hospitals. Cutting-edge stem cell treatment in Dalton, Ga.? To become a believer …
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Monday's most followed in the US including Conceptus, Tenet, Actavis, JC

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Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE:THC), the third-largest U.S. hospital company, extended this year's gains, soaring as much as 13 percent to $ 46.50 as hospitals will get a pay raise from the U.S. government for treating patients in the nation's Medicare …
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