WSRE | Connecting the Community | Prison Reform

WSRE | Connecting The Community | Prison Reform – Governor Scott is proposing an overhaul of the Florida prison system. His proposed reforms would divert more inmates into treatment and education programs. Guests on the discussion panel include former circuit judge Kim Skievaski, the only person in Northwest Florida who has worked as a prosecutor, judge and defense attorney; Susan Watson, ACLU NW Florida Regional Office Director; Connie Bookman, founder and executive director of Pathways for Change – a long term alcohol and drug treatment program that boasts a 92% success rate; and Dr. Richard Hough, instructor at the UWF department of justice studies.

US military's alcohol-soaked culture taking toll on servicemembers

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment program

Charles Gould, program manager for the Navy's substance abuse rehabilitation program, said commanders on Navy ships try to alleviate the emphasis on alcohol during port calls by flying in people from the ports to talk about nonalcoholic recreational …
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