W.Va. Inmate Crowding Study Homes in on Drug Abuse – SFGate

Published December 16, 2012

W.Va. inmate crowding study homes in on drug abuse – SFGate

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(AP) — West Virginia can likely reduce prison crowding by assessing more quickly the risks posed by offenders and providing substance abuse treatment to those on probation, parole and other community-level supervision, researchers told state officials …
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Lilly plans another study for Alzheimer's drug

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly plans another study of a possible Alzheimer's treatment that showed some potential to help mild cases of the fatal, mind-robbing disease. The new study will delay a … a disease that has no cure. The additional research …
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A small-time criminal, locked up forever

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… favor tough treatment for violent offenders, they have begun suggesting alternatives for other criminals. James Q. Wilson, the conservative social scientist whose work in the 1970s helped inspire tougher policies on prison, several years ago …
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