Out of Prison, but Not Alone: Women Get Help at Catholic Halfway House

Out of Prison, But Not Alone: Women Get Help at Catholic Halfway House

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

The predicament of finding a job, following incarceration for a felony, is all too familiar for Monique: her parents were both drug addicts and she witnessed their struggle to get clean, earn the right to get their kids back, and begin again. But she …
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Ex-con back behind bars after allegedly fleeing drug–treatment program

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

… back behind bars after fleeing a court-ordered drug treatment program on Christmas Eve, authorities say. Michael Drepaul is being held at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility after his arrest Tuesday. Drepaul, 31, served 110 months in prison as a …
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Man jailed after he can't complete drug treatment

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

A convicted thief who took a plea deal last summer with the goal of avoiding jail was ordered Thursday to a three-year, seven-month prison term after failing to complete drug treatment. Noe Vallejo Jr., 35, was told in August that he wouldn't do any …
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Trena’s Story: Pregnancy Prosecutions in South Carolina – A woman from South Carolina tells how she almost had her baby taken from her because of a drug problem. South Carolina ranks as number one state for arresting pregnant women.