Corrections Crisis: Part 3
Video Click Here There are nearly three thousand people currently in drug courts in Kentucky. Treating each person costs a little more than $5000 per year compared to the more than $18,000+ it costs to keep them behind bars. But it’s not just money Drug Court is saving, it’s people like one Winchester mom who is now the picture of normalcy. Stephanie Compton spends most days with her two year …
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Slipknot Bassist Paul Gray Dies of Rumored Drug Overdose
Local news outlets in Des Moines are reporting that Slipknot Bassist Paul Gray was found dead this morning at a hotel room in Urbandale, Iowa. Authorities say the 38-year-old was found at around 10:30a, and that no signs of foul play were evident. An autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday, complete with toxicology testing. Examiner suspects it was the result of a drug overdose, due to Gray’s …
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Drugs imperil Aids advances
STOCKHOLM – A RISE in drug abuse, especially heroin, in eastern and southern Africa is threatening advances made there in bringing HIV and Aids infections under control, experts said at a conference in Sweden Monday. ‘I think one of our largest concerns in Kenya is the large number of people who are addicted to heroin, and many of them are actually injecting themselves,’ said Jennifer Kimani …
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