Brooklyn Treatment Court: A Second Chance for Drug Offenders
... Treatment Court: A Second Chance for Drug Offenders Taking a cue from a program started in Miami in the late '80s to attack a growing crack cocaine epidemic, Judge Ferdinand — along with New York's Center for Court… Continue reading
A Mother Reinvents Herself as a Criminal Justice Advocate After Her Twins Go …
... mother reinvents herself as a criminal justice advocate after her twins go … … to the government in prosecuting another offender. With a crack epidemic raging, Congress had created mandatory minimums for drug cases, with one gram of crack… Continue reading
Alcoholics Anonymous Wrestles With Its Spiritual Roots
... in terms of different views,” said Roger C., a Toronto agnostic whose book “The Little Book: A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps” came out in January, and who doesn't use his last name … Read more on Religion News… Continue reading
Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty in Hit-and-Run Collision
... woman pleads guilty in hit-and-run collision A laboratory analysis of Garno's blood revealed morphine, cocaine, marijuana and alcohol in her system, District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III said in a release. Ejected from his motorcycle, Stanton suffered a broken… Continue reading
3 Shot Outside W. Philly Motorcycle Club
... shot outside W. Philly motorcycle club The indictment alleged that 18 members from seven states – Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado, Wisconsin and Kentucky – were involved in murder, kidnapping and the distribution of crack cocaine. None of the… Continue reading
2012: Month by Month, the Year in Columbia Entertainment
... of distributing crack cocaine and one count of possession of a firearm. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie decided Mealing deserved a longer prison sentence than recommended …. WWNU was … Read more on The State N. Korean leader calls for… Continue reading